Bell's palsy

nounPathology.

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

Origin of Bell's palsy

1
1855–60; named after Charles Bell (1774–1842), Scottish anatomist, who first described it

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British Dictionary definitions for Bell's palsy

Bell's palsy
noun

  1. a usually temporary paralysis of the muscles of the face, normally on one side

Origin of Bell's palsy

1
C19: named after Sir Charles Bell (1774–1842), British anatomist

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