paralisia

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French paralysie, from Latin paralysis, from Ancient Greek παράλυσις (parálusis, palsy), from παραλύω (paralúō, to disable on one side).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧li‧si‧a

Noun

paralisia f (plural paralisias)

  1. (pathology) paralysis, palsy
  2. (figurative) paralysis, numbness, stagnation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Tetum: paralizia

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