locked-in syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare, severe physical disorder in which a person cannot speak and is paralyzed—with the possible exception of some voluntary eye movement—while their mental faculties remain fully intact.

Word forms

locked-in syndrome

Synonyms

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