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SPASTIC PARALYSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth
Synonyms:
cerebral palsy; spastic paralysis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("spastic paralysis" is a kind of...):
brain disease; brain disorder; encephalopathy (any disorder or disease of the brain)
Derivation:
spastic (suffering from spastic paralysis)
spastic (relating to or characterized by spasm)
