palsy

IPA: pˈɔɫzi

(pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.

Examples of "palsy" in Sentences

For some people, a child with cerebral palsy is a tragedy.
I once developed Bell's palsy, which is a paralysis of the face.
Living with cerebral palsy is a continuous process of exploration.
And so it was that not only did I catch palsy from the old veteran, but the whole park caught palsy.
Cerebral palsy is a muscle motor disorder that is the result of damage to the central nervous system.
Unless I’ve missed a memo in the last forty years, cerebral palsy is still a non-progressive, lifelong neurological disorder.
My girlfriend, in a wheelchair due to cerebral palsy, is one of the kindest souls I have ever met and makes her more beautiful to me than any string of pageant contestants.
Excerpted and condensed from Glenda’s recently released autobiography ‘I’ll Do It Myself’, in which she intimately shares her life story to show others cerebral palsy is not a death sentence, but rather a life sentence.
The palsy is a disease in which the physician's skill commonly fails; it was therefore a great evidence of his faith in the power of Christ, to come to him for a cure, which was above the power of natural means to effect.