麻痺(まひ)

まひ
noun
paralysis; numbness; palsy
1. paralysis; numbness; loss of sensation or movement
A medical condition where part of the body loses feeling or the ability to move.
脳卒中(のうそっちゅう)で半身(はんしん)麻痺(まひ)になった。
He became paralyzed on one side due to a stroke.
手(て)が麻痺(まひ)して感覚(かんかく)がない。
My hand is numb and I can't feel anything.
局所(きょくしょ)麻酔(ますい)で一時的(いちじてき)に麻痺(まひ)させる。
Local anesthesia temporarily numbs the area.
2. paralysis (figurative); dysfunction; breakdown
A state where a system, organization, or function stops working properly.
交通(こうつう)が麻痺(まひ)している。
Traffic is paralyzed.
大雪(おおゆき)で都市(とし)機能(きのう)が麻痺(まひ)した。
The heavy snow paralyzed the city's functions.
経済(けいざい)活動(かつどう)が麻痺(まひ)状態(じょうたい)に陥(おちい)った。
Economic activity fell into a state of paralysis.

麻痺(まひ) is used both medically and figuratively.

MEDICAL TERMS:

  • 半身(はんしん)麻痺(まひ): hemiplegia (paralysis on one side)
  • 全身(ぜんしん)麻痺(まひ): total paralysis
  • 顔面(がんめん)麻痺(まひ): facial paralysis
  • 小児(しょうに)麻痺(まひ): polio (infantile paralysis)

FIGURATIVE USAGE:

  • 交通(こうつう)麻痺(まひ): traffic paralysis/gridlock
  • 機能(きのう)麻痺(まひ): functional paralysis
  • 感覚(かんかく)が麻痺(まひ)する: to become desensitized

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 麻痺(まひ)する: to become paralyzed/numb
  • 麻痺(まひ)させる: to paralyze
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