SPASTIC PARALYSIS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth

Synonyms:

cerebral palsy; spastic paralysis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("spastic paralysis" is a kind of...):

brain disease; brain disorder; encephalopathy (any disorder or disease of the brain)

Derivation:

spastic (suffering from spastic paralysis)

spastic (relating to or characterized by spasm)