pseudoparalysis

[ soo-doh-puh-ral-uh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. the inability to move a part of the body owing to factors, as pain, other than those causing actual paralysis.

Other Words From

• pseu·do·par·a·lyt·ic [soo-d, uh, -par-, uh, -, lit, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pseudoparalysis¹

First recorded in 1885–90; pseudo- + paralysis