pseudoparalysis

American  

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

noun

Pathology.

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

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Other Word Forms

• pseudoparalytic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of pseudoparalysis

First recorded in 1885–90; pseudo- + paralysis