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Noun: flaccid paralysis
  1. Weakness or loss of muscle tone resulting from injury or disease of the nerves innervating the muscles
    "Polio can cause flaccid paralysis in affected limbs"

Derived forms: flaccid paralyses

Type of: nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder

Encyclopedia: Flaccid paralysis