BELL'S PALSY


Meaning of BELL'S PALSY in English

Pathol.

suddenly occurring paralysis that distorts one side of the face, caused by a lesion of the facial nerve.

[ 1855-60; named after Charles Bell (1774-1842), Scottish anatomist, who first described it ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .