亚洲网紅露点

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paralysis

[ puh-ral-uh-sis ]

noun

plural paralyses
  1. Pathology.
    1. a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord.
    2. a disease characterized by this, especially palsy.
  2. a state of helpless stoppage, inactivity, or inability to act:

    The strike caused a paralysis of all shipping.



paralysis

/ 辫蓹藞谤忙濒瑟蝉瑟蝉 /

noun

  1. pathol
    1. 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
    2. a disease characterized by such impairment or loss; palsy
  2. cessation or impairment of activity

    paralysis of industry by strikes

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

paralysis

  1. Loss or impairment of voluntary movement or sensation in a part of the body, usually as a result of neurologic injury or disease.

paralysis

  1. The loss of voluntary movement in a body part. Paralysis results from damage to the nerves that supply the affected part of the body.
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 苍辞苍顎卲补路谤补濒顎儁路蝉颈蝉 noun plural nonparalyses
  • 蝉别尘顎卛路辫补路谤补濒顎儁路蝉颈蝉 noun plural semiparalyses
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of paralysis1

before 1150; < Latin < Greek 辫补谤谩濒测蝉颈蝉, equivalent to paraly-, var stem of 辫补谤补濒测虅虂别颈苍 to loosen (i.e., disable) on one side ( para- para- 1 + 濒测虅虂别颈苍 to loosen) + -sis -sis; replacing Middle English paralisi ( e ) < Old French < Latin, as above; replacing late Old English paralisin (accusative) < Latin, as above; palsy 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of paralysis1

C16: via Latin from Greek paralusis; see para- 1, -lysis
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FND Action said the brain network disorder encompassed neurological symptoms including limb weakness, paralysis, seizures, walking difficulties, spasms, twitching, sensory issues and more.

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The condition, which can be caused by psychological stress and physical trauma, has left her with limb paralysis and she uses a wheelchair.

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By removing layers of bureaucracy before publishing, the team avoids the 鈥渁nalysis paralysis鈥 of other messaging shops, Dorr said.

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"I can see down the road in the future a world where this technology could really, really make a difference for someone that has this or any paralysis," he said.

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Psychology can help us understand why our reaction to a stressful world isn't always fight or flight but paralysis 鈥 and it can help with breaking free from that feeling of helplessness.

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