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pseudoparalysis

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pseu⋅do⋅pa⋅ral⋅y⋅sis

  [soo-doh-puh-ral-uh-sis]
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–noun Pathology.
the inability to move a part of the body owing to factors, as pain, other than those causing actual paralysis.
Origin:
1885–90; pseudo- + paralysis

Related forms:
pseu⋅do⋅par⋅a⋅lyt⋅ic  [soo-duh-par-uh-lit-ik] , adjective
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Main Entry: pseu·do·pa·ral·y·sis
Pronunciation: "süd-&-p&-'ral-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pseu·do·pa·ral·y·ses /-"sEz/
: apparent lack or loss of muscular power (as that produced by pain) that is notaccompanied by true paralysis
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pseudoparalysis pseu·do·pa·ral·y·sis (s&oomacr;'dō-pə-rāl'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
A voluntary restriction or inhibition of motion because of pain, incoordination, or other cause, not due to actual muscular paralysis. Also called pseudoparesis.

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