paralytic abasia

US/ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪt.ɪk əˈbeɪ.ʒi.ə/US/ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪt.ɪk əˈbeɪ.ʒə/US/ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪt.ɪk əˈbeɪ.zi.ə/

noun

Inability to walk due to paralysis of leg muscles.

Meanings

nounparalytic abasia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableInability to walk due to paralysis of leg muscles.

Origin

From paralytic (not step condition) + abasia (“relating to paralysis”).

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