Get to know Palsy better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like paralysis or dysfunction.
Palsy in a sentence
Palsy meaning
Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.
Synonyms of Palsy
Using Palsy
- The main meaning on this page is: Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.
- Useful related words include: paralysis, dysfunction, disfunction, symptom.
- In the example corpus, palsy often appears in combinations such as: cerebral palsy, palsy and, palsy is.
Context around Palsy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Palsy
- In this selection, "palsy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cerebral, nerve, facial, per, taught and though stand out and add context to how "palsy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include has cerebral palsy and and cerebral palsy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "palsy" sits close to words such as abhishek, athenian and batted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with palsy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
At 15 months she was diagnosed with quadriplegic cerebral palsy. (10 words)
Darryl, 62, is blind and has autism, epilepsy and cerebral palsy. (11 words)
Bell’s palsy is the sudden onset of one-sided facial paralysis. (12 words)
Heather's story inspired hundreds earlier this summer after she opened up about her life as a young carer, where she helps to look after her younger brother, Connor, who has cerebral palsy. (33 words)
Brian Leveson, 55, claims the family has been waiting an agonising eight years for Haringey Council to install a hoist in the bathroom for their son Zack, 18, who has cerebral palsy. (32 words)
Carolynne’s daughter Freya, 14, has cerebral palsy, is registered blind and has complex health needs, which require two people to care for her 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Athetoid main Athetoid cerebral palsy or dyskinetic cerebral palsy is mixed muscle tone — hypertonia and hypotonia mixed with involuntary motions.
If there are cranial nerve abnormalities, these may be noticed on eye examination in the form of a squint (third, fourth, or sixth nerve palsy) or as facial nerve palsy.
Patients with facial palsy for which an underlying cause can be found are not considered to have Bell's palsy per se.
A couple of years later, Teresa saw, in a binder of kids waiting to be adopted, a photo of a Black baby girl with cerebral palsy.
Amo said: "I live by the principle of being in control of the narrative and effect of my disability i.e. Amo Raju has cerebral palsy.
At 15 months she was diagnosed with quadriplegic cerebral palsy.
A. When my son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy in 2018, I was initially very devastated.
Bell’s palsy is the sudden onset of one-sided facial paralysis.
Brian Leveson, 55, claims the family has been waiting an agonising eight years for Haringey Council to install a hoist in the bathroom for their son Zack, 18, who has cerebral palsy.
Carolynne’s daughter Freya, 14, has cerebral palsy, is registered blind and has complex health needs, which require two people to care for her 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term that refers to a group of disorders affecting a person's ability to move.
Darryl, 62, is blind and has autism, epilepsy and cerebral palsy.
Grey, who has cerebral palsy, was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury at Peterborough Crown Court.
Heather's story inspired hundreds earlier this summer after she opened up about her life as a young carer, where she helps to look after her younger brother, Connor, who has cerebral palsy.
Her mother, a full-time caregiver for a family member with cerebral palsy, taught her how to advocate for people with disabilities and to lead with compassion.
His essay was called An Essay on the Shaking Palsy and this recognised Parkinson’s disease as an established medical condition.
I worked with Zach Eagling, a young lad with epilepsy and cerebral palsy and the Epilepsy Society to ensure the successful passage of Zach's Law within the Online Safety Bill.
Katy Daly, 26, has cerebral palsy and is a full-time wheelchair user.
Like his character, Mitte also has cerebral palsy, though it is milder than Walter Jr.
Noah, who has hydrocephalus, epilepsy and cerebral palsy, enjoys painting on cardboard at home in Dedham, Essex.
Common combinations with palsy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- cerebral palsy 147×
- palsy and 31×
- palsy is 14×
- bell's palsy 9×
- palsy in 8×
- bell palsy 6×
- palsy who 6×
- palsy or 5×
- facial palsy 5×
- palsy has 5×