pseudoparalysis
Voluntary restriction or inhibition of motion because of pain, incoordination, orgasm,…Voluntary restriction or inhibition of motion because of pain, incoordination, orgasm, etc., not due to actual muscular paralysis
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Voluntary restriction or inhibition of motion because of pain, incoordination, orgasm, etc., not due to actual muscular paralysis
Origin
From pseudo- + paralysis.From pseudo- + paralysis.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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