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cerebral palsy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
cere-bral -pal-sy
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of nonprogressive, noncontagious conditions, caused by brain damage before birth or during infancy, characterized by impairment of muscular coordination.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

cerebral palsies (plural)

Phrases

cerebral palsied

Synonyms

CP spastic paralysis

Questions

What does cerebral palsy mean?
A group of nonprogressive, noncontagious conditions, caused by brain damage before birth or during infancy, characterized by impairment of muscular coordination.

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