palsy
noun/ˈpɔːlzi/
/ˈpɔːlzi/
[uncountable] (old-fashioned)- paralysis (= loss of control or feeling in part or most of the body), especially when the arms and legs shake without control see also cerebral palsyWord OriginMiddle English: from Old French paralisie, from an alteration of Latin paralysis, from Greek paralusis, from paraluesthai ‘be disabled at the side’, from para ‘beside’ + luein ‘loosen’.
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