pseudoparalysis /pseu·do·pa·ral·y·sis/ (-pah-ral´ĭ-sis) apparent loss of muscular power without real paralysis.
pseudoparalysis
Parrot's pseudoparalysis , syphilitic pseudoparalysis pseudoparalysis of one or more limbs in infants, due to syphilitic osteochondritis of an epiphysis.
pseu·do·pa·ral·y·sis (s  d -p -r l  -ss)n. A voluntary restriction or inhibition of motion because of pain, incoordination, or other cause, not due to actual muscular paralysis. Also called pseudoparesis. |
pseudoparalysis
[-pəral′isis]
a condition in which a person appears to be unable to move the arms or legs but has no "true" paralysis. In infants, the condition may be caused by pain in joints resulting from a disease such as rickets or scurvy.
pseudoparalysis
apparent loss of muscular power without real paralysis.
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