1.
paralysis; numbness; loss of sensation or movement
A medical condition where part of the body loses feeling or the ability to move.
Compounds
- 半身麻痺: paralysis on one side of the body
- 顔面麻痺: facial paralysis
- 小児麻痺: polio (infantile paralysis)
- 交通麻痺: traffic paralysis, gridlock
- 機能麻痺: breakdown of functions
Common patterns
- 麻痺する: to become paralyzed or numb
- 麻痺させる: to paralyze
- 感覚が麻痺する: to lose one's sense of what is normal, to become desensitized
Writing
- Often written マヒ or まひ, especially in news headlines (交通マヒ).