"paralytic" in the noun sense
1. paralytic
a person suffering from paralysis
"paralytic" in the adjective sense
1. paralytic, paralytical
relating to or of the nature of paralysis
"paralytic symptoms"
2. paralytic, paralyzed
affected with paralysis
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