I. |parə|lid.]ik, -lit], ]ēk also |per- adjective
also par·a·lyt·i·cal ]ə̇kəl, ]ēk-\
Etymology: paralytic from Middle English peralitik, from Middle French paralitique, from Latin paralyticus, from Greek paralytikos, from paralytos (verbal of paralyein ) + -ikos -ic; paralytical from paralytic + -al
1. : affected with or accompanied by paralysis
2. : of, relating to, or resembling paralysis : characteristic of paralysis
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English paralitik, from Middle French paralitique, from paralitique, adjective
1. : a person affected with paralysis
2. : a drug used to relieve skeletal muscle and prevent spasm especially during surgery — compare relaxant