Definition of Paralytic

Par`a`lyt´ic
a.1.Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis.
2.Affected with paralysis, or palsy.
The cold, shaking, paralytic hand.
- Prior.
3.Inclined or tending to paralysis.
Paralytic secretion
(Physiol.) the fluid, generally thin and watery, secreted from a gland after section or paralysis of its nerves, as the paralytic saliva.
n.1.A person affected with paralysis.


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