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nerve palsy

nerve palsy noun: a loss of nerve function that causes muscle weakness and often loss of feeling.

Noun

nerve palsy (uncountable)

  1. A loss of nerve function that causes muscle weakness and often loss of feeling.

Questions about nerve palsy

What does nerve palsy mean?
Nerve palsy means a loss of nerve function that causes muscle weakness and often loss of feeling.
What part of speech is nerve palsy?
Nerve palsy is a noun.

Words near nerve palsy in the dictionary

  1. nerve net
  2. nerve nets
  3. nerve of the pterygoid canal
  4. nerve of Wrisberg
  5. nerve out
  6. nerve palsy
  7. nerve rack
  8. nerve racks
  9. nerve trunk
  10. nerve trunks
  11. nerve up

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