The new mediacal dictionary. 2014.
Bell's palsy — 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},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bell's palsy — Paralysis of the facial nerve, producing distortion of one side of the face. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bell's palsy — n. [after Charles Bell (1774 1842), Scot anatomist who identified it] a usually temporary, sudden paralysis of the facial nerve resulting in weakened or paralyzed muscles on one side of the face … English World dictionary
Bell's palsy — Infobox Disease Name = Bell s Palsy Caption = DiseasesDB = 1303 ICD10 = ICD10|G|51|0|g|50 ICD9 = ICD9|351.0 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000773 eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 56 eMedicine plus = eMedicine2|neuro|413 eMedicine2|ent|719… … Wikipedia
Bell's palsy — Paralysis of the facial nerve, the nerve that supplies the facial muscles on one side of the face. Bell s palsy is also called facial nerve paralysis. The cause of facial nerve paralysis is often not known, but is thought to be due to a virus.… … Medical dictionary
Bell's palsy — Bell s′ pal′sy n. pat suddenly occurring paralysis that distorts one side of the face, caused by a lesion of the facial nerve • Etymology: 1855–60; after Charles Bell (1774–1842), Scottish anatomist, who first described it … From formal English to slang
Bell's palsy — noun Etymology: Sir Charles Bell died 1842 Scottish anatomist Date: circa 1860 paralysis of the facial nerve producing distortion on one side of the face … New Collegiate Dictionary
Bell's palsy — Pathol. suddenly occurring paralysis that distorts one side of the face, caused by a lesion of the facial nerve. [1855 60; named after Charles Bell (1774 1842), Scottish anatomist, who first described it] * * * … Universalium
Bell's palsy — noun paralysis of the facial nerve causing muscular weakness in one side of the face. Origin C19: named after the Scottish anatomist Sir Charles Bell, who first described it … English new terms dictionary
Bell's palsy — /bɛlz ˈpɔlzi/ (say belz pawlzee) noun paralysis of muscles in the face caused by inflammation of the nerve controlling facial muscles where it travels through the bones of the skull. {named after Scottish anatomist, Charles Bell, 1774–1842, who… …
