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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pa•ral•y•sis /pəˈræləsɪs/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses /-ˌsiz/.USA pronunciation - Pathology
- [countable] a loss of or reduction in the ability to move or to feel a sensation in a body part, caused by injury to or disease of the brain or spinal cord.
- a state of helpless inability to act:[uncountable]The department drifted in paralysis until new management took over.
See -lys-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pa•ral•y•sis (pə ral′ə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz′).USA pronunciation - 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, esp. palsy.
- a state of helpless stoppage, inactivity, or inability to act:The strike caused a paralysis of all shipping.
- Latin, as above; compare palsy
- Latin, as above; replacing late Old English paralisin (accusative)
- Old French
- Greek parálysis, equivalent. to paraly-, var stem of paralý̄ein to loosen (i.e., disable) on one side (para- para-1 + lý̄ein to loosen) + -sis -sis; replacing Middle English paralisi(e)
- Latin
- bef. 1150
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: paralysis /pəˈrælɪsɪs/ n ( pl -ses / -ˌsiːz/)- 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
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek paralusis; see para-1, -lysis |