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- Dictionarypalsy/ˈpɔːlzi/
noun
- 1. paralysis, especially that which is accompanied by involuntary tremors: "a kind of palsy had seized him"
verb
- 1. affect with paralysis and involuntary tremors: "she feels as if the muscles on her face are palsied"
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Palsy is a medical term for a loss or reduction of movement in a part of the body due to a brain or nerve problem. It can also mean a condition of shaking in the whole body or parts of it.
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Palsy is a noun that means paralysis or a condition of uncontrollable trembling, or an adjective that means warmhearted. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases.
Palsy is a medical term for paralysis or paresis, often accompanied by weakness and uncontrolled movements. Learn about the origin, history and specific kinds of palsy, such as cerebral, facial, spinal and squatter's palsy.
Palsy is a noun meaning a condition of muscle tremors or paralysis, or a verb meaning to paralyze. Learn the origin, pronunciation, and usage of palsy and its variants, such as cerebral palsy and Bell's palsy.
Palsy is an old-fashioned word for paralysis, especially when the arms and legs shake without control. See examples, synonyms and word origin of palsy in this online dictionary.
1. paralysis of any voluntary muscle as a result of some disorder in the nervous system, sometimes accompanied with involuntary tremors. verb transitive Word forms: ˈpalsied or ˈpalsying. 2. to afflict with or as with palsy; paralyze. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
The noun palsy can be used to talk about an inability to move, or alternately, an uncontrollable shaking that's caused by some condition or disease. Some kinds of palsy affect one side of a person's face, leaving half of it paralyzed.
