palsy

pronunciation

How to pronounce palsy in British English: UK [ˈpɔ:lzi]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    loss of the ability to move a body part
    a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor
  • Verb:
    affect with palsy

Word Origin

palsy (n.)
"disease causing paralysis," c. 1300, palesie, from Anglo-French parlesie, Old French paralisie, from Vulgar Latin *paralysia, from Latin paralysis (see paralysis).

Example

1. Red hill is incorporating similar wii technology into games to help improve gait and balance in kids with cerebral palsy .
2. The 33-year-old has been diagnosed with sixth nerve palsy , a disorder associated with the dysfunction of cranial nerve vi , which controls eye movement .
3. By now , doctors and developmental therapists know plenty about how to treat children with cerebral palsy .
4. Anne mitchell , for example , pulled her son gordon out because she did not like the way his school dealt with his cerebral palsy .
5. It has been known for many years that the loss of one twin in this way late in a pregnancy is bad for the other . That other is more likely to be born prematurely , to have cerebral palsy , or even to die as well .

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