cerebral palsy
A group of nonprogressive, noncontagious conditions, caused by brain damage before…A group of nonprogressive, noncontagious conditions, caused by brain damage before birth or during infancy, characterized by impairment of muscular coordination.
» My dad has recently got a cerebral palsy.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A group of nonprogressive, noncontagious conditions, caused by brain damage before birth or during infancy, characterized by impairment of muscular coordination.
Zerebralparese, infantile Zerebralparese
церебра́льный парали́чcerebrálʹnyj paralíč, де́тский церебра́льный парали́чdétskij cerebrálʹnyj paralíč
церебр́альний пара́лічcerebŕalʹnyj parálič
a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth
Examples
4 sentencesMy dad has recently got a cerebral palsy.
My dad has recently been diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
One of the effects of progressive muscle diseases like cerebral palsy is muscle stiffness.
Tom has cerebral palsy.
ruУ Тома церебральный паралич. — odexed
deTom hat cerebrale Kinderlähmung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Forms
plural: cerebral palsies| Singular | cerebral palsy |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth:spastic paralysis
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable