Bells palsy

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Palsy \Pal"sy\, n.; pl. {Palsies}. [OE. palesie, parlesy, OF.
   paralesie, F. paralysie, L. paralysis. See {Paralysis}.]
   (Med.)
   Paralysis, complete or partial. See {Paralysis}. "One sick of
   the palsy." --Mark ii. 3.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Bell's palsy}, paralysis of the facial nerve, producing
      distortion of one side of the face; -- so called from Sir
      Charles Bell, an English surgeon who described it.

   {Scrivener's palsy}. See {Writer's cramp}, under {Writer}.

   {Shaking palsy}, (Med.) paralysis agitans, a disease usually
      occurring in old people, characterized by muscular tremors
      and a peculiar shaking and tottering gait; now called
      {parkinsonism}, or {Parkinson's disease}.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bell's palsy \Bell's palsy\
   Paralysis of the facial nerve, producing distortion of one
   side of the face.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
    

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