There have been several cases of infantile paralysis.
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Paralysis
/pəˈɹæləsəs/
Synonyms for "paralysis" (150 found)
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coughingcyanosisdiarrheadiplegiadizzinessdo-nothing policydo-nothingismdo-nothingnessdormancydropsydysenterydyspepsiadyspneaedemaemaciationfaintingfatiguefeverfibrillationflux
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Adjective(1 words)
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labored breathinglaissez fairelaissez-allerlaissez-fairelaissez-faireismlow blood pressurelumbagomarasmusmeditationnasal dischargenauseanecrosisneutralismneutralityneutralnessnoninvolvementnonparticipationnonresistancenonviolencenonviolent resistance
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pacifismpainpalsyparaplegiaparesispassive resistancepassive self-annihilationpassivenesspassivismpassivitypolicypoliopoliomyelitisprocrastinationprostrationpruritusquiescencequietismrashrheumsclerosisseizuresensory paralysisshockskin eruptionsneezingsorespasmstagnancystagnationstandpattismstasisstroketabestachycardiatumorupset stomachvegetationvertigovita contemplativavomitingwaiting gamewastingwatching and waiting
Noun(9 words)
loss of movementmore immobilepalsiespalsyingparalysesperiods of immobilitypermanent paralysispronounced immobilitystagnation
Adjective(2 words)
marked immobilitysudden immobility
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6 entriesparalysis symptomsparalysis victimpartial paralysispermanent paralysisspinal paralysistemporary paralysis
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12 total sentences available.
His paralysis is progressing, and soon he won't be able to get out of bed.
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Sami always had sleep paralysis as a kid.
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Sami had sleep paralysis a lot when he was a kid.
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