pseudoparalysis /pseu·do·pa·ral·y·sis/ (-pah-ral´ĭ-sis) apparent loss of muscular power without real paralysis.
pseudoparalysis
pseudoparalysis [soo″do-pah-ral´ĭ-sis]
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 [soo″do-pah-ral´ĭ-sis]
apparent loss of muscular power without real paralysis.
Parrot's pseudoparalysis (syphilitic pseudoparalysis) pseudoparalysis of one or more extremities in infants, due to syphilitic osteochondritis of an epiphysis.
pseudoparalysis
apparent loss of muscular power without real paralysis.
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