palsy

(pôl'zē)
n., pl., -sies.

1. Complete or partial muscle paralysis, often accompanied by loss of sensation and uncontrollable body movements or tremors.
2. 1. A weakening or debilitating influence.
   2. An enfeebled condition or debilitated state thought to result from such an influence.
3. A fit of strong emotion marked by the inability to act: "Flaherty dithered in a little palsy of indignation" (Anthony Burgess).

tr.v., -sied, -sy·ing, -sies.

1. 1. To paralyze.
   2. To deprive of strength.
2. To make helpless, as with fear.

[Middle English palsie, alteration of Old French paralisie, alteration of Latin paralysis. See paralysis.]

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Paralysis. A word used commonly in human medicine but rarely if ever in veterinary medicine.

(pôl′zē)
n

A general term for paralysis but preferred by some to refer to certain types of paralysis.

For a list of words related to palsy, see:

• Defects and Disabilities - palsy: rare term for paralysis

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lammelse
v. tr. - lamme

Nederlands (Dutch)
huivering, verlamming, volledige hulpeloosheid, verlammen, hulpeloos maken

Français (French)
n. - paralysie, tremblement
v. tr. - paralyser, affaiblir, rendre impuissant (de peur)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lähmung, Paralyse
v. - lähmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (παθολ.) (τρομώδης) παράλυση
v. - παραλύω

Italiano (Italian)
brivido, paralisi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - paralisia (f)
v. - paralisar

Русский (Russian)
паралич

Español (Spanish)
n. - temblor incontrolable del cuerpo, parálisis, perlesía, ineficacia, apatía
v. tr. - paralizar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förlamning, skakningar, hjälplöst tillstånd
v. - förlama

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
中风, 麻痹状态, 麻痹, 使瘫痪

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 中風, 麻痹狀態, 麻痹
v. tr. - 麻痹, 使癱瘓

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 중풍, 마비, 무기력
v. tr. - 마비시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 痺れ, 麻痺状態
v. - 麻痺させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شلل, الشلل الارتجافي القاهر (فعل) يشل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שיתוק, חוסר-אונים‬
v. tr. - ‮ניגע בשיתוק, עשה לחסר-אונים‬

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