cerebral palsy
a form of paralysis believed to be caused by a prenatal brain defect or by brain injury during birth, most marked in certain motor areas and characterized by difficulty in control of the voluntary muscles.
Origin of cerebral palsy
1Other words from cerebral palsy
- cerebral palsied, adjective
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How to use cerebral palsy in a sentence
Ross has cerebral palsy, and the Pathways to Careers initiative of SourceAmerica helped him get his position.
Hiring People With Disabilities Isn’t Just the Right Thing to Do—It’s Good for Business | Elizabeth Picciuto | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBelfort, not knowing they were time-release ludes, pops loads of them, and when they kick in, he enters “cerebral palsy” mode.
Why Leonardo DiCaprio, Who Wows in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street,’ Deserves to (Finally) Win An Oscar | Marlow Stern | February 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey unplugged their cellphones from overloaded outlets so a girl with cerebral palsy could recharge her wheelchair.
We Survived the Triumph: Passengers Describe Their Doomed Carnival Cruise | Winston Ross, Eliza Shapiro, Sam Register | February 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHis first marriage was crumbling and a daughter was born with cerebral palsy.
British Dictionary definitions for cerebral palsy
a nonprogressive impairment of muscular function and weakness of the limbs, caused by lack of oxygen to the brain immediately after birth, brain injury during birth, or viral infection
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Scientific definitions for 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.
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Cultural definitions for 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.
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