[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

palsy \pal"sy\, n.; pl. palsies. oe. palesie, parlesy, of.
   paralesie, f. paralysie, l. paralysis. see paralysis.
   med.
   paralysis, complete or partial. see paralysis. "one sick of
   the palsy." --mark ii. 3.
   1913 webster

   bell's palsy, paralysis of the facial nerve, producing
      distortion of one side of the face; -- so called from sir
      charles bell, an english surgeon who described it.

   scrivener's palsy. see writer's cramp, under writer.

   shaking palsy, med. paralysis agitans, a disease usually
      occurring in old people, characterized by muscular tremors
      and a peculiar shaking and tottering gait; now called
      parkinsonism, or parkinson's disease.
      1913 webster +pjc
see also:
palsies paralysis bell's palsy scrivener's palsy writer's cramp writer 
shaking palsy parkinsonism parkinson's disease 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

palsy \pal"sy\, v. t. imp.  p. p. palsied; p. pr.  vb. n.
   palsying.
   to affect with palsy, or as with palsy; to deprive of action
   or energy; to paralyze.
   1913 webster
see also:
palsied palsying 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

palsy
     n 1: loss of the ability to move a body part syn: paralysis
     2: a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor
     v : affect with palsy
     also: palsied
see also:
paralysis palsied 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

67 moby thesaurus words for "palsy":
   ms, ague, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, apoplexy, brain disease,
   bumpiness, catalepsy, cataplexy, cephalalgia, cerebral palsy,
   chattering, chorea, cold shivers, diplegia, emotional disorder,
   epilepsy, falling sickness, fits and starts,
   glossopharyngeal neuralgia, headache, hemiplegia, herpes zoster,
   infantile paralysis, ischialgia, jactation, jactitation, jerkiness,
   joltiness, migraine, multiple sclerosis, nervous disorder,
   neuralgia, neuritis, neuropathy, organic psychosis, paralysis,
   paraplegia, paresis, polio, poliomyelitis, polyneuritis,
   pressure neuropathy, priapism, quaking, quavering, quivering,
   radiculitis, sciatic neuritis, sciatica, sensory paralysis, shakes,
   shaking, shaking palsy, shingles, shivering, shivers, shuddering,
   spasms, spastic paralysis, stroke, succussion, the jerks,
   tic douloureux, toxic psychosis, trembling, tremulousness,
   vibration

[5] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

palsy
   a shorter form of "paralysis." many persons thus afflicted were
   cured by our lord matt. 4:24; 8:5-13; 9:2-7; mark 2:3-11; luke
   7:2-10; john 5:5-7 and the apostles acts 8:7; 9:33, 34.
   

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Cerebral Palsy
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Bell's Palsy InfoSite & Forums: Bells Palsy / Facial Paralysis FAQs
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