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paralysis

paralysis Paralysis is a broad term for marked or total inability to produce normal muscle force because of disease affecting the motor pathway, from the brain’s outer layer down to the muscle itself.

Paralysis is a broad term for marked or total inability to produce normal muscle force because of disease affecting the motor pathway, from the brain’s outer layer down to the muscle itself. The word is sometimes also used for loss of sensation.