/ ˈpɔːlzi; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( 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 palsy
► pal·sied / ˈpɔːlzid; NAmE / adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle 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.