Meaning of PARALYSIS

Pronunciation:			pu'ralisis
Matching Terms:			paralysis agitans
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		Complete or partial inability to move a part of the body.
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		a wise passiveness, abscess, ague, anemia, ankylosis, anoxia, apnea, apoplexy, asphyxiation, asthma, ataxia, atrophy, backache, bleeding, blennorhea, cachexia, cachexy, catalepsy, cataplexy, chill, chills, colic, constipation, contemplation, contemplative life, convulsion, coughing, cyanosis, diarrhea, diplegia, dizziness, do-nothing policy, do-nothingism, do-nothingness, dormancy, dropsy, dysentery, dyspepsia, dyspnea, edema, emaciation, fainting, fatigue, fever, fibrillation, flux, growth, hemiplegia, hemorrhage, high blood pressure, hydrops, hypertension, hypotension, icterus, idleness, immobility, inaction, inactivity, indigestion, indolence, inertia, inertness, infantile paralysis, inflammation, insomnia, itching, jaundice, labored breathing, laissez-aller, laissez-faire, laissez-faireism, low blood pressure, lumbago, marasmus, meditation, nasal discharge, nausea, necrosis, neutralism, neutrality, neutralness, noninvolvement, nonparticipation, nonresistance, nonviolence, nonviolent resistance, pacifism, pain, palsy, paraplegia, paresis, passive resistance, passive self-annihilation, passiveness, passivism, passivity, policy, polio, poliomyelitis, procrastination, pruritus, quiescence, quietism, rash, rheum, sclerosis, seizure, sensory paralysis, shock, skin eruption, sneezing, sore, spasm, stagnancy, stagnation, standpattism, stasis, stroke, tabes, tachycardia, tumor, upset stomach, vegetation, vertigo, vita contemplativa, vomiting, waiting game, wasting, watching and waiting