English noun: paralysis | |||
1. | paralysis (state) loss of the ability to move a body part | ||
Synonyms | palsy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disfunction, dysfunction | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | akinesia, akinesis, alalia, cystoparalysis, cystoplegia, diplegia, Erb's palsy, Erb-Duchenne paralysis, hemiplegia, monoplegia, ophthalmoplegia, paraplegia, paresis, quadriplegia, unilateral paralysis | ||