Paralytic
Paralytic , adjective
[Latin paralyticus, Greek {not transcribed}: compare French paralytique.]
1.
Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis.
2.
Affected with paralysis, or palsy.
The cold, shaking, paralytic hand.
3.
Inclined or tending to paralysis.
Collocations (1)
Paralytic secretion (Physiology) , the fluid, generally thin and watery, secreted from a gland after section or paralysis of its nerves, as the paralytic saliva.
Paralytic , noun
A person affected with paralysis.