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ERB'S PALSY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Paralysis of the arm resulting from injury to the brachial plexus (usually during childbirth)
Synonyms:
Erb's palsy; Erb-Duchenne paralysis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("Erb's palsy" is a kind of...):
palsy; paralysis (loss of the ability to move a body part)