Found 3 items, similar to Paralysis.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: paralysis kelumpuhan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: paralysis paralysis n : loss of the ability to move a body part [syn: palsy] [also: paralyses (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Paralysis Paralysis \Pa*ral"y*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. para`lysis, fr. paraly`ein to loosen, dissolve, or disable at the side; para` beside + ly`ein to loosen. See Para-, and Loose, and cf. Palsy.] (Med.) Abolition of function, whether complete or partial; esp., the loss of the power of voluntary motion, with or without that of sensation, in any part of the body; palsy. See Hemiplegia, and Paraplegia. Also used figuratively; as, paralysis of the will. “Utter paralysis of memory.” --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] Mischievous practices arising out of the paralysis of the powers of ownership. --Duke of Argyll (1887). [1913 Webster]