cerebral paralysis
1cerebral paralysis — any paralysis due to an intracranial lesion; see cerebral palsy, under palsy …
2Cerebral palsy — Classification and external resources …
3cerebral — 1816, pertaining to the brain, from Fr. cérébral (16c.), from L. cerebrum the brain (also the understanding ), from PIE *keres , from root *ker top of the head. Meaning intellectual, clever is from 1929. Cerebral palsy identified 1860 by English… …
4cerebral palsy — cerebral palsied. Pathol. a form of paralysis believed to be caused by a prenatal brain defect or by brain injury during birth, most marked in certain motor areas and characterized by difficulty in control of the voluntary muscles. [1920 25] * *… …
5Cerebral aneurysm — Classification and external resources Diagram of cerebral aneurysm. ICD 10 I …
6cerebral accident — n. a disturbance of the blood supply to parts of the brain because of blockage or hemorrhage, causing unconsciousness, paralysis, etc.; stroke: see APOPLEXY * * * …
7cerebral palsy — ► NOUN ▪ a condition marked by impaired muscle coordination and spastic paralysis, caused by damage to the brain before or at birth …
8cerebral accident — n. a disturbance of the blood supply to parts of the brain because of blockage or hemorrhage, causing unconsciousness, paralysis, etc.; stroke: see APOPLEXY …
9cerebral palsy — n. any of several nonprogressive motor disorders resulting from damage to the central nervous system, esp. before or during birth, and, usually, characterized by spastic paralysis …
10paralysis — /peuh ral euh sis/, n., pl. paralyses / seez /. 1. Pathol. a. a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord. b. a disease characterized by this, esp. palsy. 2. a state… …
