flaccid paralysis

/ˌflæ(k)səd pəˌræləsəs/
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Definitions of flaccid paralysis
  1. noun
    weakness or loss of muscle tone resulting from injury or disease of the nerves innervating the muscles
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    type of:
    nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder
    a disorder of the nervous system
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