(noun) paralytic (a person suffering from paralysis) (adj) paralytic, paralytical (relating to the nature of paralysis) "paralytic symptoms" (adj) paralytic, paralyzed (affected or subject to paralysis)
Drugs which induce paralization are called paralytics, such as Vecuronium, Pancuronium, & Succinylcholine. This sometimes includes anesthetics that have paralytic effects such as Ketamine. Ketamine is a general dissociative anesthetic for human and veterinary use. ...
The unquestioned diagnosis at the time and thereafter in countless references was paralytic poliomyelitis, which was understandable because polio was epidemic in the northeastern United States during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
For paralytic poliomyelitis in Roosevelt's age group, the best estimate of the annual incidence was 2.3 / 100,000.
The March of Dimes initially focused on the rehabilitation of victims of paralytic polio, and supported the work of Dr. Jonas Salk and others that led to the discovery of the polio vaccines.
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