Found 2 items, similar to Paralytic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: paralytic paralytic adj 1: relating to or of the nature of paralysis; “paralytic symptoms” [syn: paralytical] 2: affected or subject to with paralysis [syn: paralyzed] paralytic n : a person suffering from paralysis
English → English (gcide) Definition: Paralytic Paralytic \Par`a*lyt"ic\, n. A person affected with paralysis. [1913 Webster] Paralytic \Par`a*lyt"ic\, a. [L. paralyticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. paralytique.] 1. Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis. [1913 Webster] 2. Affected with paralysis, or palsy. [1913 Webster] The cold, shaking, paralytic hand. --Prior. [1913 Webster] 3. Inclined or tending to paralysis. [1913 Webster] Paralytic secretion (Physiol.), the fluid, generally thin and watery, secreted from a gland after section or paralysis of its nerves, as the paralytic saliva. [1913 Webster]