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pal⋅sy

1  [pawl-zee] noun, plural -sies, verb, -sied, -sy⋅ing.
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–noun
1. any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
2. paralysis (def. 1b).
–verb (used with object)
3. to paralyze.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME, var. of parlesie < MF paralisie < L paralysis paralysis

Related forms:
pal⋅sy⋅like, adjective
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pal⋅sy

2  [pal-zee]
–adjective Slang.
palsy-walsy.
Origin:
1925–30; pal + -sy
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pal·sy   (pôl'zē)   
n.   pl. pal·sies
  1. Complete or partial muscle paralysis, often accompanied by loss of sensation and uncontrollable body movements or tremors.
    1. A weakening or debilitating influence.
    2. An enfeebled condition or debilitated state thought to result from such an influence.
  3. A fit of strong emotion marked by the inability to act: "Flaherty dithered in a little palsy of indignation" (Anthony Burgess).
tr.v.   pal·sied, pal·sy·ing, pal·sies
    1. To paralyze.
    2. To deprive of strength.
  2. To make helpless, as with fear.

[Middle English palsie, alteration of Old French paralisie, alteration of Latin paralysis; see paralysis.]
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Palsy

Pal"sy\, n.; pl. Palsies. [OE. palesie, parlesy, OF. paralesie, F. paralysie, L. paralysis. See Paralysis.] (Med.) Paralysis, complete or partial. See Paralysis. "One sick of the palsy." --Mark ii. 3.

Bell's palsy, paralysis of the facial nerve, producing distortion of one side of the face; -- so called from Sir Charles Bell, an English surgeon who described it.

Scrivener's palsy. See Writer's cramp, under Writer.

Shaking palsy, paralysis agitans, a disease usually occurring in old people, characterized by muscular tremors and a peculiar shaking and tottering gait.

Palsy

Pal"sy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Palsied; p. pr. & vb. n. Palsying.] To affect with palsy, or as with palsy; to deprive of action or energy; to paralyze.
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palsy 
"disease causing paralysis," c.1290, palesie, from Anglo-Fr. parlesie, O.Fr. paralisie, from L. paralysis (see paralysis).
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Main Entry: pal·sy
Pronunciation: 'pol-zE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pal·sies
1 : PARALYSIS —used chiefly in combination palsy>; —see BELL'S PALSY CEREBRAL PALSY
2 : a condition that is characterized by uncontrollable tremor or quivering of the body or one or more of its parts —not used technically
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palsy pal·sy (pôl'zē)
n.
Complete or partial muscle paralysis, often accompanied by loss of sensation and uncontrollable body movements or tremors.

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Palsy

a shorter form of "paralysis." Many persons thus afflicted were cured by our Lord (Matt. 4:24; 8:5-13; 9:2-7; Mark 2:3-11; Luke 7:2-10; John 5:5-7) and the apostles (Acts 8:7; 9:33, 34).

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