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paralysis
[ puh-ral-uh-sis ]
noun
- Pathology.
- a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord.
- a disease characterized by this, especially palsy.
- a state of helpless stoppage, inactivity, or inability to act:
The strike caused a paralysis of all shipping.
paralysis
/ ±èəˈ°ùæ±ôɪ²õɪ²õ /
noun
- pathol
- impairment or loss of voluntary muscle function or of sensation ( sensory paralysis ) in a part or area of the body, usually caused by a lesion or disorder of the muscles or the nerves supplying them
- a disease characterized by such impairment or loss; palsy
- cessation or impairment of activity
paralysis of industry by strikes
paralysis
/ ±èÉ™-°ùă±ô′Ä-²õIJõ /
- Loss or impairment of voluntary movement or sensation in a part of the body, usually as a result of neurologic injury or disease.
paralysis
- The loss of voluntary movement in a body part. Paralysis results from damage to the nerves that supply the affected part of the body.
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- ²Ô´Ç²Ôp²¹Â·°ù²¹±ôy·²õ¾±²õ noun plural nonparalyses
- ²õ±ð³¾î€…i·±è²¹Â·°ù²¹±ôy·²õ¾±²õ noun plural semiparalyses
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of paralysis1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of paralysis1
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By removing layers of bureaucracy before publishing, the team avoids the “analysis paralysis†of other messaging shops, Dorr said.
"I can see down the road in the future a world where this technology could really, really make a difference for someone that has this or any paralysis," he said.
Psychology can help us understand why our reaction to a stressful world isn't always fight or flight but paralysis — and it can help with breaking free from that feeling of helplessness.
Meanwhile, a string of weaker economic data has raised concerns that the uncertainty due to the tariff talk is starting to cause wider economic paralysis.
As the facial nerve was wrapped round the tumour, the 28-year-old was warned surgery could cause partial facial paralysis, which could prevent her from being able to smile.
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