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Paralytic
Parˊa-lyt′ic
,Adj.
[L.
paralyticus
, Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F. paralytique
.] 1.
Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis.
2.
Affected with paralysis, or palsy.
The cold, shaking,
paralytic
hand. Prior.
3.
Inclined or tending to paralysis.
Paralytic secretion
(Physiol.)
, the fluid, generally thin and watery, secreted from a gland after section or paralysis of its nerves, as the paralytic saliva.
Parˊa-lyt′ic
,Noun.
A person affected with paralysis.