Found 3 items, similar to Palsy.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: palsy kelumpuhan syaraf
English → English (WordNet) Definition: palsy palsy n 1: loss of the ability to move a body part [syn: paralysis] 2: a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor v : affect with palsy [also: palsied]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Palsy Palsy \Pal"sy\, n.; pl. Palsies. [OE. palesie, parlesy, OF. paralesie, F. paralysie, L. paralysis. See Paralysis.] (Med.) Paralysis, complete or partial. See Paralysis. “One sick of the palsy.” --Mark ii. 3. [1913 Webster] Bell's palsy, paralysis of the facial nerve, producing distortion of one side of the face; -- so called from Sir Charles Bell, an English surgeon who described it. Scrivener's palsy. See Writer's cramp, under Writer. Shaking palsy, (Med.) paralysis agitans, a disease usually occurring in old people, characterized by muscular tremors and a peculiar shaking and tottering gait; now called parkinsonism, or Parkinson's disease. [1913 Webster +PJC] Palsy \Pal"sy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Palsied; p. pr. & vb. n. Palsying.] To affect with palsy, or as with palsy; to deprive of action or energy; to paralyze. [1913 Webster]