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(figuratively) An onset of stiffness or inflexibility.
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(medicine) The inability either to stand or walk due to loss of motor control.
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Having cerebral palsy.
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A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled.
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A blow to the upper thigh, crushing the muscle against the bone and crushing the nerve cluster next to the quadriceps. Also, the resulting injury.
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(medicine) A form of encephalopathy seen in long-term dialysis patients.
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One who suffers from diplegia.
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Paralysis of the arm caused by injury to the upper group of the arm's main nerves, specifically the severing of the upper trunk C5–C6 nerves.
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(medicine) Diminished function of one or more reflexes.
adj
Not labial; unrounded or unlabialized.
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(medicine) A medical condition marked by malfunction of the nerves that control involuntary body functions, causing breathing to require conscious effort and therefore meaning patients will die if they fall asleep.
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(pathology) A condition where the lower half of a patient's body is paralyzed and cannot move.
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A paralysis which is incomplete or which occurs in isolated areas.
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(medicine, archaic) mental weakness
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(medicine) Of, relating to, or affected by quadriparesis; having profound weakness in all four extremities.
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Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia.
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A neurological disorder characterized by an irresistible urge to move one's body to stop uncomfortable or odd sensations, usually in the legs.
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(medicine, informal) Paralysis due to radial nerve compression in the arm, resulting from direct pressure against a firm object.
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(medicine) The loss of most motor function in all four limbs, normally caused by brain stem injury.
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(pathology) Abbreviation of stiff person syndrome. [(medicine) A rare neurological disorder characterized by progressive rigidity and stiffness, primarily of the axial musculature, resulting in postural deformities.]
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(medicine) A rare neurological disorder characterized by progressive rigidity and stiffness, primarily of the axial musculature, resulting in postural deformities.
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The inability to open the mouth normally, typically as a result of disease.
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