cerebral palsy   n.  A disorder usually caused by brain damage occurring at or before birth and marked by muscular impairment. Often accompanied by poor coordination, it sometimes involves speech and learning difficulties. cer'e·bral-pal'sied (sěr'ə-brəl-pôl'zēd, sə-rē'-) adj.

cerebral palsy [(pawl-zee)]

A disorder marked by lack of muscle coordination and sometimes accompanied by speech defects. It is caused by brain damage present at birth or experienced during birth or infancy.

Main Entry: cerebral palsy
Function: noun
: a disability resulting from damage to the brain before, during, or shortly after birth and outwardly manifested by muscularincoordination and speech disturbances —compare SPASTIC PARALYSIS —cerebral palsied adjective

cerebral palsy n.
A disorder usually caused by brain damage occurring at or before birth and marked by muscular impairment. Often accompanied by poor coordination, it sometimes involves speech and learning difficulties.

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cer'e·bral-pal'sied (sěr'ə-brəl-pôl'zēd, sə-rē'-) adj.

cerebral palsy   A motor disorder often caused by brain injury occurring at or before birth, characterized by muscular impairment and symptoms such as poor coordination, spasm, abnormal stiffness, speech difficulties, and sometimes paralysis. Some children with cerebral palsy have accompanying neurologic conditions such as epilepsy, learning disorders, and mental retardation.