immobility
the quality or condition of being immobile or irremovable.
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How to use immobility in a sentence
When the cells die, they release toxins into the bloodstream, which can cause immobility of the muscles in question, stiffness, swelling, and a release of myoglobin into the kidneys, which can make your pee look bloody.
Why do my muscles ache the day after a big workout? | Sara Kiley Watson | October 18, 2021 | Popular-ScienceA “year to the day” after he began his “tour,” he was “taken into hospital in Norwich in a state of almost total immobility.”
Walking In The Footsteps Of W.G. Sebald, Hiker, Novelist, Strange Genius | Edward Platt | June 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs the skills gap between top and bottom widens, immobility should harden more.
And there they were, all frozen to immobility by the sound of two men's voices raised in heated discussion.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee HopeShe continued to crouch on the steps, holding her breath and stiffening herself into complete immobility.
Summer | Edith Wharton
It had had, he owned, its temporary value, as the necessary rebellion against fatalism and immobility and privilege.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton KingHer voice was ice-cold, like her body, which seemed to be frozen into immobility.
The Secret Witness | George GibbsShe made no sound and seemed to be frozen into immobility by the import of the information.
The Secret Witness | George Gibbs
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