locked-in syndrome
A rare, severe physical disorder in which a person cannot speak and is paralyzed—with…A rare, severe physical disorder in which a person cannot speak and is paralyzed—with the possible exception of some voluntary eye movement—while their mental faculties remain fully intact.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A rare, severe physical disorder in which a person cannot speak and is paralyzed—with the possible exception of some voluntary eye movement—while their mental faculties remain fully intact.
Locked-in-Syndrom, Eingeschlossensein-Syndrom, Gefangensein-Syndrom
Translations
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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