Palsy

n.	1.	(Med.) Paralysis, complete or partial. See Paralysis. Bell's palsy paralysis of the facial nerve, producing distortion of one side of the face; - so called from Sir Charles Bell, an English surgeon who described it. Scrivener's palsy See Writer's cramp, under Writer. Shaking palsy (Med.) paralysis agitans, a disease usually occurring in old people, characterized by muscular tremors and a peculiar shaking and tottering gait; now called parkinsonism, or Parkinson's disease.
v. t.	1.	To affect with palsy, or as with palsy; to deprive of action or energy; to paralyze. [imp. & p. p. Palsied ; p. pr. & vb. n. Palsying.]

Noun	1.	palsy - loss of the ability to move a body part Synonyms: paralysis
	2.	palsy - a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor
Verb	1.	palsy - affect with palsy

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