单词 | pseudoparalysis |
释义 | > as lemmaspseudoparalysis pseudoparalysis n. Brit. /ˌs(j)uːdə(ʊ)pəˈralᵻsɪs/ , U.S. /ˌsudoʊpəˈræləsəs/ [in later use after French pseudo-paralysie (J. M. Parrot 1872, in Arch. de physiol. 4 319)] Medicine apparent paralysis, in which movement is restricted by non-neurological causes, esp. pain; an instance of this.ΚΠ 1837 Lancet 22 July 629/1 The most prominent symptoms [in the cat] being a state of great indolence and drowsiness, attended by a kind of pseudo-paralysis. 1907 Mind 16 149 The dementias of the adult—general paralysis and pseudo-paralysis. 1950 Arch. Ophthalmol. 44 872 For several years I employed the term pseudoparalysis of the lateral rectus in relation to those children for whom a preoperative diagnosis of lateral rectus paralysis had been made and in whom it was found..that the paresis or paralysis no longer existed. 1990 E. J. Parkins Equilibration, Mind, & Brain xii. 151 Concerning the psychological component [of Parkinson's disease], it has been suggested that the paralysis may be a pseudoparalysis that is a result of ‘motor disregard’. < as lemmas |
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