Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PA-RAL'Y-SIS
PA-RAL'O-GYPAR-A-LYT'IC, or PAR-A-LYT'IC-AL
PA-RAL'Y-SIS, n. [Gr. παραλυσις, from παραλυω, to loosen, dissolve or weaken; παρα and λυω.]
An abolition of function, whether of intellect, special sensation, voluntary motion, common sensation, or sympathetic motion.
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