Palsy

Introduction: Palsy

Description of Palsy

Palsy: An condition involving paralysis e.g. cerebral palsy.

Palsy: Paralysis or paresis. [a corruption of O. Fr. fr. L. and G. paralysis]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Palsy: loss of the ability to move a body part.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Terms associated with Palsy:

Terms Similar to Palsy:

• paralysis

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Palsy:

• akinesis
• akinesia
• alalia
• cystoplegia
• cystoparalysis
• diplegia
• Erb's palsy
• Erb-Duchenne paralysis
• monoplegia
• ophthalmoplegia
• paresis
• paraplegia
• hemiplegia
• unilateral paralysis
• quadriplegia

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Palsy

• dysfunction
• disfunction

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Palsy

The following list attempts to classify Palsy into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• disfunction,dysfunction
• pathology
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

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