paralysis
English
Etymology
From Latin paralysis, from Ancient Greek παράλυσις (parálusis, “palsy”), from παραλύειν (paralúein, “to disable on one side”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + λύειν (lúein, “loosen”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /pəˈɹæləsəs/
Noun
paralysis (countable and uncountable, plural paralyses)
- (pathology) The complete loss of voluntary control of part of person's body, such as one or more limbs.
- A state of being inable to act.
- The government has been in a paralysis since it lost its majority in the parliament.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
loss of muscle control
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See also
Further reading
- paralysis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- paralysis in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- paralysis at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /paˈra.ly.sis/, [paˈra.lʏ.sɪs]
Noun
paralysis f (genitive paralysis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | paralysis | paralysēs |
| genitive | paralysis | paralysium |
| dative | paralysī | paralysibus |
| accusative | paralysem paralysim |
paralysēs paralysīs |
| ablative | paralyse paralysī |
paralysibus |
| vocative | paralysis | paralysēs |
References
- paralysis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- paralysis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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