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pseudoparalysis

[ soo-doh-puh-ral-uh-sis ]
/ ˈsu doʊ pəˈræl ə sɪs /

noun Pathology.

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

Words nearby pseudoparalysis

pseudoneurogenic bladder, pseudonym, pseudonymity, pseudonymous, pseudopapilledema, pseudoparalysis, pseudoparaplegia, pseudoparenchyma, pseudoparesis, pseudopelade, pseudoperipteral

Origin of pseudoparalysis

First recorded in 1885–90; pseudo- + paralysis

OTHER WORDS FROM pseudoparalysis

pseu·do·par·a·lyt·ic [soo-duh-par-uh-lit-ik] /ˌsu dəˌpær əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective
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Medical definitions for pseudoparalysis

pseudoparalysis
[ sōō′dō-pə-răl′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

A voluntary restriction or inhibition of motion because of pain, incoordination, or other cause, not due to actual muscular paralysis.pseudoparesis
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