Palsy
noun
A condition that causes a person to lose control over their muscles, often resulting in trembling or shaking.
He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a child.
Often appears as...
- cerebral palsy
- bell's palsy
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Technical
verb
To paralyze or immobilize, often due to fear or shock.
The shock of the news palsied her into silence.
Often appears as...
- palsy with fear
- palsy with shock
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Formal, Disapproving
Literary
noun
A condition that causes a person to lose control over their muscles, often resulting in trembling or shaking.
He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a child.
Often appears as...
- cerebral palsy
- bell's palsy
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To paralyze or immobilize, often due to fear or shock.
The shock of the news palsied her into silence.
Often appears as...
- palsy with fear
- palsy with shock
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Literary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Used to describe medical conditions related to muscle control, not just general weakness or shaking.
My aunt has Bell's palsy, which affects her facial muscles.
Pro Tip 2/3Specific Disorders
Usually paired with a specific disorder like cerebral palsy or Bell's palsy.
Cerebral palsy can impact coordination and movement.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical Term
A technical term; use in medical contexts or when discussing health issues.
Physical therapy may help those with palsy to manage symptoms.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Used to describe medical conditions related to muscle control, not just general weakness or shaking.
My aunt has Bell's palsy, which affects her facial muscles.
Pro Tip 2/3Specific Disorders
Usually paired with a specific disorder like cerebral palsy or Bell's palsy.
Cerebral palsy can impact coordination and movement.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical Term
A technical term; use in medical contexts or when discussing health issues.
Physical therapy may help those with palsy to manage symptoms.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Used to describe medical conditions related to muscle control, not just general weakness or shaking.
My aunt has Bell's palsy, which affects her facial muscles.
Pro Tip 2/3Specific Disorders
Usually paired with a specific disorder like cerebral palsy or Bell's palsy.
Cerebral palsy can impact coordination and movement.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical Term
A technical term; use in medical contexts or when discussing health issues.
Physical therapy may help those with palsy to manage symptoms.
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Richard Resnick: Welcome...
but it does have severe -- profound, if you will -- implications to her family. I mean, if they have the same mutation, and they get this genetic test and they understand it, then they can get regular screens and can catch cancer early, and potentially live a significantly longer life. Let me introduce you to the Beery twins, diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of two.
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implications to her family right I mean if they have the same mutation and they get this genetic test and they understand it then they can go and get regular screens and they can catch cancer early and significantly longer life let me introduce you now to the beery twins diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of two their mom is a very brave woman
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Robert Gupta: Between...
and she had tears streaming down her face, and she had a palsy, she was shaking, and she had this gorgeous smile, and she said that she had never heard classical music before, she didn't think she was going to like it, she had never heard a violin before, but that hearing this music was like hearing the sunshine,
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Torsten Reil: Using...
is to use our technology -- and in particular, the walking technology -- to help aid surgeons who work on children with cerebral palsy, to predict the outcome of operations on these children. As you probably know, it's very difficult to predict what the outcome of an operation is
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Jay Silver: Hack a...
and what could be more useful than feeling alive and fun? But it's also very serious because all this accessibility stuff started coming up, where people can't use computers, necessarily. Like this dad who wrote us, his son has cerebral palsy and he can't use a normal keyboard.
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How to create a space...
weights right we dial in the tension of the elasticity from your shoulders down to your soles to recreate one body loading as you're pushing around and flying around but we even more passionate about the earth applications this young gentleman has cerebral palsy
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The year in ideas: TED...
Shaka So what I'm asking today is that you envision a world where men and women aren't held hostage to their past, where misdeeds and mistakes don't define you for the rest of your life. Maysoon I gotta tell you, I got 99 problems and palsy is just one.
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Claire Malone: The...
looking to answer some of the most fundamental questions we have about our universe. To put this in a different context, I could see some people finding my voice difficult to understand due to my cerebral palsy
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I got 99 problems......
and I am not drunk, but the doctor who delivered me was. He cut my mom six different times in six different directions, suffocating poor little me in the process. As a result, I have cerebral palsy,
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Born 4 Months Early,...
of the doctors said that there was an 80% chance she would either die or develop serious disabilities everything from blindness to paralysis to ventilator deafness trouble palsy intestinal
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Richard Resnick: Welcome...
but it does have severe -- profound, if you will -- implications to her family. I mean, if they have the same mutation, and they get this genetic test and they understand it, then they can get regular screens and can catch cancer early, and potentially live a significantly longer life. Let me introduce you to the Beery twins, diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of two.
Video examples
Welcome to the genomic...
implications to her family right I mean if they have the same mutation and they get this genetic test and they understand it then they can go and get regular screens and they can catch cancer early and significantly longer life let me introduce you now to the beery twins diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of two their mom is a very brave woman
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Robert Gupta: Between...
and she had tears streaming down her face, and she had a palsy, she was shaking, and she had this gorgeous smile, and she said that she had never heard classical music before, she didn't think she was going to like it, she had never heard a violin before, but that hearing this music was like hearing the sunshine,
Video examples
Torsten Reil: Using...
is to use our technology -- and in particular, the walking technology -- to help aid surgeons who work on children with cerebral palsy, to predict the outcome of operations on these children. As you probably know, it's very difficult to predict what the outcome of an operation is
Video examples
Jay Silver: Hack a...
and what could be more useful than feeling alive and fun? But it's also very serious because all this accessibility stuff started coming up, where people can't use computers, necessarily. Like this dad who wrote us, his son has cerebral palsy and he can't use a normal keyboard.
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How to create a space...
weights right we dial in the tension of the elasticity from your shoulders down to your soles to recreate one body loading as you're pushing around and flying around but we even more passionate about the earth applications this young gentleman has cerebral palsy
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The year in ideas: TED...
Shaka So what I'm asking today is that you envision a world where men and women aren't held hostage to their past, where misdeeds and mistakes don't define you for the rest of your life. Maysoon I gotta tell you, I got 99 problems and palsy is just one.
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Claire Malone: The...
looking to answer some of the most fundamental questions we have about our universe. To put this in a different context, I could see some people finding my voice difficult to understand due to my cerebral palsy
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I got 99 problems......
and I am not drunk, but the doctor who delivered me was. He cut my mom six different times in six different directions, suffocating poor little me in the process. As a result, I have cerebral palsy,
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Born 4 Months Early,...
of the doctors said that there was an 80% chance she would either die or develop serious disabilities everything from blindness to paralysis to ventilator deafness trouble palsy intestinal
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Maysoon Zayid
American Actress
I am a hardcore foodie, which means I love to eat. I was also born with cerebral palsy, which means I shake all the time - so cooking is not my thing, as I am banned from being around knives and fire. Those who cannot cook, watch, and I am obsessed with cooking shows.
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Tom Junod
American Journalist
Once upon a time, there was a boy who didn't like himself very much. It was not his fault. He was born with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is something that happens to the brain. It means that you can think but sometimes can't walk, or even talk.
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Joni Eareckson Tada
American Author
Oh, my goodness, when you're a mother and you just give birth to a child with spina bifida and - or Down's Syndrome or cerebral palsy, there's a bit of a shock you're going to have to go through, a bit of an adjustment curve.
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Bernard Sumner
English Musician
My mother, Laura Sumner, had cerebral palsy. She was born absolutely fine, but after about three days, she started having convulsions that left her with a condition that would confine her to a wheelchair her entire life.
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Rosie Jones
I had an education at a mainstream school, I went to university, I got a job and with my cerebral palsy have been a successful and independent human being and I am proud of who I am.
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Leon Russell
American Musician
When I was born, I had a birth injury in my second and third vertebrae. It gave me what they called spastic paralysis, which is actually cerebral palsy.
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Zach Anner
American Comedian
I'm not saying 'I have cerebral palsy, pay attention to me.' We all have problems, and we have to figure out how to live our best life.
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Thom Tillis
American Politician
We have to show respect for that woman who has cerebral palsy and had no choice in her condition, that needs help, and we should help.
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Natalia Vodianova
Russian Model
I completely admire my mother for raising a child with cerebral palsy at home.
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Josh Blue
I don't think I'd know I had cerebral palsy if other people didn't tell me.
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Maysoon Zayid
American Actress
I am a hardcore foodie, which means I love to eat. I was also born with cerebral palsy, which means I shake all the time - so cooking is not my thing, as I am banned from being around knives and fire. Those who cannot cook, watch, and I am obsessed with cooking shows.
Quote examples
Tom Junod
American Journalist
Once upon a time, there was a boy who didn't like himself very much. It was not his fault. He was born with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is something that happens to the brain. It means that you can think but sometimes can't walk, or even talk.
Quote examples
Joni Eareckson Tada
American Author
Oh, my goodness, when you're a mother and you just give birth to a child with spina bifida and - or Down's Syndrome or cerebral palsy, there's a bit of a shock you're going to have to go through, a bit of an adjustment curve.
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Bernard Sumner
English Musician
My mother, Laura Sumner, had cerebral palsy. She was born absolutely fine, but after about three days, she started having convulsions that left her with a condition that would confine her to a wheelchair her entire life.
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Rosie Jones
I had an education at a mainstream school, I went to university, I got a job and with my cerebral palsy have been a successful and independent human being and I am proud of who I am.
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Leon Russell
American Musician
When I was born, I had a birth injury in my second and third vertebrae. It gave me what they called spastic paralysis, which is actually cerebral palsy.
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Zach Anner
American Comedian
I'm not saying 'I have cerebral palsy, pay attention to me.' We all have problems, and we have to figure out how to live our best life.
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Thom Tillis
American Politician
We have to show respect for that woman who has cerebral palsy and had no choice in her condition, that needs help, and we should help.
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Natalia Vodianova
Russian Model
I completely admire my mother for raising a child with cerebral palsy at home.
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Josh Blue
I don't think I'd know I had cerebral palsy if other people didn't tell me.
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