Paralysis is a state of being unable to act or react, or the loss of motion or feeling in certain parts of your body.
(noun)See paralysis in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun pl. paralyses
Origin: L < Gr paralysis < paralyein, to loosen, dissolve, or weaken at the side: see para- & lysis
See paralysis in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. pa·ral·y·ses (-sēzˌ)
Origin:
Origin: Latin
Origin: , from Greek paralusis
Origin: , from paralūein, to disable, loosen
Origin: : para-, on one side; see para-1
Origin: + lūein, to release; see leu- in Indo-European roots
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