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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An affection resembling paralysis, but regarded as distinct from ordinary forms.
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- noun
voluntary restriction orinhibition ofmotion because ofpain ,incoordination ,orgasm , etc., not due to actualmuscular paralysis
Etymologies
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pseudo- + paralysis
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