paralytic abasia

English

Etymology

paralytic (not step condition) +‎ abasia (“relating to paralysis”)[1]

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪt.ɪk əˈbeɪ.ʒi.ə/, /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪt.ɪk əˈbeɪ.ʒə/, /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪt.ɪk əˈbeɪ.zi.ə/

Noun

paralytic abasia (uncountable)

  1. Inability to walk due to paralysis of leg muscles.[2]

References
  1. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 2, 1637
  2. Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 1
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