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单词 palsy
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palsy

(pɔːlzi)
1. uncountable noun
Palsy is a loss of feeling in part of your body.
2.  See also cerebral palsy

palsy in British English

(ˈpɔːlzɪ) pathology
nounWord forms: plural -sies
1. 
paralysis, esp of a specified type
cerebral palsy
verbWord forms: -sies, -sying or -sied (transitive)
2. 
to paralyse
Derived forms
palsied (ˈpalsied)
adjective
Word origin
C13 palesi, from Old French paralisie, from Latin paralysis

palsy in American English

(ˈpɔlzi)
nounWord forms: plural ˈpalsies
1. 
paralysis of any voluntary muscle as a result of some disorder in the nervous system, sometimes accompanied with involuntary tremors
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpalsied or ˈpalsying
2. 
to afflict with or as with palsy; paralyze
Word origin
ME palesie, parlesie < OFr paralisie < L paralysis, paralysis

Examples of 'palsy' in a sentence
palsy

The most common symptoms of cerebral palsy are tremors and uncontrolled muscle spasms.
Siann, Gerda & Ugwuegbu, Denis C. E. Educational Psychology in a Changing World (1988)
Most of the athletes have cerebral palsy.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He has cerebral palsy in all four limbs and requires constant care.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is a tactical target sport played by wheelchair athletes with cerebral palsy and other conditions.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Bigger challenges lie ahead for the rider, who has cerebral palsy.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Athletes with cerebral palsy or other conditions that affect muscle co-ordinationand control.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It's played by very profoundly affected cerebral palsy sufferers.
The Sun (2012)
Footage of the eight-year-old cerebral palsy sufferer throwing aside his walking frame to end the race on his own two feet went viral last night.
The Sun (2015)
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