Bell's palsy
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Bell's palsy
noun Pathology.
suddenly occurring paralysis that distorts one side of the face, caused by a lesion of the facial nerve.
Origin:
1855–60; named after Charles Bell (1774–1842), Scottish anatomist, who first described it
1855–60; named after Charles Bell (1774–1842), Scottish anatomist, who first described it
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| Bell's palsy | |
| —n | |
| a usually temporary paralysis of the muscles of the face, normally on one side | |
| [C19: named after Sir Charles Bell (1774--1842), British anatomist] | |
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Bell's palsy n.
See facial palsy.
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