paralysis

Meaning

Noun

The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.
A state of being unable to act.

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin paralysis, from Ancient Greek παράλυσις ("palsy"), from παραλύειν, from παρά + λύειν. palsy.

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