[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] : WordNet (r) 2.0

shaking palsy
     n : a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system
         characterized by tremor and impaired muscular
         coordination syn: paralysis agitans, parkinsonism, parkinson's
         disease, parkinson's syndrome, parkinson's
see also:
paralysis agitans parkinsonism parkinson's disease parkinson's syndrome parkinson's 

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Bells Palsy >> B Words
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