PSEUDOPARALYSIS
\sˌuːdə͡ʊpɐɹˈaləsˌɪs], \sˌuːdəʊpɐɹˈaləsˌɪs], \s_ˌuː_d_əʊ_p_ɐ_ɹ_ˈa_l_ə_s_ˌɪ_s]\
Definitions of PSEUDOPARALYSIS
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False or apparent paralysis; a condition in which without any real disability there is apparent lack of muscular power, due either to the fact that the movements are not properly coordinated, or are repressed on account of the pain they cause, or are prevented from developing by hysteria, etc. P. agitans, paralysis agitans.
By Alexander Duane
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