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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.

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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

Words nearby pseudoparalysis

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