paralysis

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /pəˈɹæləsəs/

Noun

paralysis

1. (pathology) The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.
2. A state of being unable to act.

   The government has been in a paralysis since it lost its majority in the parliament.

Related terms

• paralyse/paralyze
• paralytic

Translations

• French: paralysie
• German: Paralyse, Lähmung
• Italian: paralisi
• Portuguese: paralisia
• Russian: парали́ч
• Spanish: parálisis

Translations

• Russian: парали́ч

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