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Paralysis

Webster's Dictionary

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Paralysis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/paralysis.html. 1828.