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Embolism :: Embolism (n.) The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis.

Trepidation :: Trepidation (n.) An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking; quivering..

Conine :: Conine (n.) A powerful and very poisonous vegetable alkaloid found in the hemlock (Conium maculatum) and extracted as a colorless oil, C8H17N, of strong repulsive odor and acrid taste. It is regarded as a derivative of piperidine and likewise of one of the collidines. It occasions a gradual paralysis of the motor nerves. Called also coniine, coneine, conia, etc. See Conium, 2..

Palsy :: Palsy (n.) Paralysis, complete or partial. See Paralysis..

Sideration :: Sideration (n.) The state of being siderated, or planet-struck; esp., blast in plants; also, a sudden and apparently causeless stroke of disease, as in apoplexy or paralysis..

Paralysis :: Paralysis (n.) 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..

Antiparalytic :: Antiparalytic (a.) Good against paralysis.

Antiparalytic :: Antiparalytic (n.) A medicine for paralysis.

Paresis :: Paresis (n.) Incomplete paralysis, affecting motion but not sensation..

Pseudo-hyperthophic :: Pseudo-hyperthophic (a.) Falsely hypertrophic; as, pseudo-hypertrophic paralysis, a variety of paralysis in which the muscles are apparently enlarged, but are really degenerated and replaced by fat..

Pott''s Disease :: Pott's disease () Caries of the vertebrae, frequently resulting in curvature of the spine and paralysis of the lower extremities; -- so named from Percival Pott, an English surgeon..

Urtication :: Urtication (n.) The act or process of whipping or stinging with nettles; -- sometimes used in the treatment of paralysis.

Paralytic :: Paralytic (n.) A person affected with paralysis.

Paralytic :: Paralytic (a.) Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis.

Ptosis :: Ptosis (n.) Drooping of the upper eyelid, produced by paralysis of its levator muscle..

Akinesia :: Akinesia (n.) Paralysis of the motor nerves; loss of movement.

Barbiers :: Barbiers (n.) A variety of paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast; -- considered by many to be the same as beriberi in chronic form..

Paralytic :: Paralytic (a.) Affected with paralysis, or palsy..

Paralytic :: Paralytic (a.) Inclined or tending to paralysis.

Monoplegia :: Monoplegia (n.) Paralysis affecting a single limb.

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