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paralytic

[par-uh-lit-ik]

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noun

a person affected with paralysis.

adjective

affected with or subject to paralysis.

pertaining to or of the nature of paralysis.

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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English paralitik < Latin paralyticus < Greek paralytikós, equivalent to paraly- (see paralysis) + -tikos -tic

Related forms

par·a·lyt·i·cal·ly, adverb

non·par·a·lyt·ic, adjective, noun

post·par·a·lyt·ic, adjective

sem·i·par·a·lyt·ic, noun, adjective

sub·par·a·lyt·ic, adjective

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paralytic (ˌpærəˈlɪtɪk)

—*adj*
1.	of, relating to, or of the nature of paralysis
2.	afflicted with or subject to paralysis
3.	informal (Brit) very drunk

—n
4.	a person afflicted with paralysis

para'lytically

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

paralytic

c.1300 (adj.), late 14c. (n.), from O.Fr. paralytique, from L. paralyticus, from Gk. paralytikos, from paralysis (see paralysis).

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Medical Dictionary

paralytic par·a·lyt·ic (par'ə-lĭt'ĭk)
adj.