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paralysis

[puh-ral-uh-sis] / pəˈræl ə sɪs /




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First introduced in 2021, the dancing molecules therapy uses controlled molecular motion to repair tissue and potentially reverse paralysis after traumatic spinal cord injury.

From Science Daily

Epibatidine, found in the Ecuadoran dart frog, causes muscle paralysis and eventual asphyxiation.

From Barron's

Officials said the symptoms he reportedly experienced—paralysis, acute pain and respiratory failure—are consistent with epibatidine poisoning.

From The Wall Street Journal

This can cause paralysis and disrupt sensations such as touch and temperature.

From Science Daily

The coach—after a fleeting moment of paralysis—agrees.

From The Wall Street Journal