pseudoparalysis

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noun

voluntary restriction or inhibition of motion because of pain, incoordination, orgasm, etc., not due to actual muscular paralysis

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Meanings

nounpseudoparalysis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablevoluntary restriction or inhibition of motion because of pain, incoordination, orgasm, etc., not due to actual muscular paralysis

Origin

From pseudo- + paralysis.

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APA

pseudoparalysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoparalysis

MLA

“pseudoparalysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoparalysis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoparalysis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoparalysis.

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