| 单词 | paralysis |
| 释义 | paralysis (once / 1470 pages) n Paralysis is the inability to move part of your body. It's actually fairly common for people to have short periods of paralysis while they sleep. Paralysis is the experience of being paralyzed, or unable to move part or all of your body. There are medical conditions that can cause paralysis. You can also use paralysis to describe the inability to act, like the paralysis of a city during a big snowstorm, or the paralysis of the school play's star, suddenly struck with stage fright. WORD FAMILYparalysis: paralyses, paralytical USAGE EXAMPLESAfter a long stretch of political paralysis, Afghanistan formed a government with Mr. Ghani in the presidency. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) He is talking about Guillain-Barré syndrome, a condition which occurs when the immune system attacks the peripheral nervous system – causing severe muscle weakness and paralysis. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) The opportunity here is to move from paralysis to practicality. Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016) n loss of the ability to move a body part Syn|Hypo|Hyper palsy akinesia, akinesis motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis alaliaparalysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to speak cystoparalysis, cystoplegiaparalysis of the urinary bladder diplegiaparalysis of corresponding parts on both sides of the body Erb's palsy, Erb-Duchenne paralysisparalysis of the arm resulting from injury to the brachial plexus (usually during childbirth) monoplegiaparalysis of a single limb ophthalmoplegiaparalysis of the motor nerves of the eye paresisa slight or partial paralysis paraplegiaparalysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma) hemiplegia, unilateral paralysisparalysis of one side of the body quadriplegiaparalysis of both arms and both legs paraparesisa slight paralysis or weakness of both legs disfunction, dysfunction (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group |
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