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paralytic definition

para·lytic (par′ə lit′ik)

adjective

  1. of, or having the nature of, paralysis
  2. having or subject to paralysis

Etymology: ME paraletik < OFr paralytique < L paralyticus < Gr paralytikos

noun

a person having paralysis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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