Palsy word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "palsy" word

[noun] a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor
[noun] loss of the ability to move a body part
[verb] affect with palsy

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\Pal"sy\, n.; pl. {Palsies}. [OE. palesie, parlesy, OF. paralesie, F. paralysie, L. paralysis. See {Paralysis}.] (Med.) Paralysis, complete or partial. See {Paralysis}. ``One sick of the palsy.'' --Mark ii. 3. {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}, paralysis agitans, a disease usually occurring in old people, characterized by muscular tremors and a peculiar shaking and tottering gait.
\Pal"sy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Palsied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Palsying}.] To affect with palsy, or as with palsy; to deprive of action or energy; to paralyze.

Synonyms for palsy

paralysis

Related terms: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, apoplexy, brain disease, catalepsy, cataplexy, cephalalgia, cerebral palsy, chattering, chorea, cold shivers, glossopharyngeal neuralgia, infantile paralysis, jactation, jactitation, migraine, neuritis, polio, poliomyelitis, priapism, sensory paralysis, shaking palsy, the jerks

The fun area, different aproach to word »palsy«

Let's analyse "palsy" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and One vowel (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YSLAP. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .--. .- .-.. ... -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: palsy: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 (or 8 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: palsy: 7 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 7 = 19, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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