Paralysis and Stroke

Paralysis

Paralysis noun - Complete or partial loss of physical function (as motion or sensation) in a part of the body.

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Stroke and paralysis are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stroke" instead a noun "Paralysis".

Stroke noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

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Paralysis and stroke are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Paralysis" instead a noun "Stroke".

Nearby Words: stroked, stroking

normal	normal paralysis	normal stroke
single	single paralysis	single stroke
severe	severe paralysis	severe stroke
useless	useless paralysis	useless stroke
Other adjectives: incredible, possible, minor, temporal, extra.

Damage to arteries or the cervical spine are other risks that, while they might not kill you, may induce a (sometimes delayed) stroke or leave you with chronic pain or paralysis.

Source: Television Is Trying to Kill Us
Norman Balthus, in the second season of Carnivàle, is afflicted with this when he is kept in a state of complete paralysis by his newly-evil Antichrist of an adopted son, Justin, after suffering a stroke.

Source: Can Only Move the Eyes
Not to mention the elderly people that Officer Fredd electroshocked could have suffered from a stroke, heart attack, organ damage, and possibly broken bones and permanent muscle paralysis due to their advanced ages.

Source: Darth Wiki / That Could Have Happened

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