Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

locked-in syndrome

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: locked-in syn-drome
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare, severe physical disorder in which a person cannot speak and is paralyzed—with the possible exception of some voluntary eye movement—while their mental faculties remain fully intact.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The locked-in syndrome is a medical condition in which, though both level and content of consciousness may be fairly normal, the patient is so severely paralyzed it may appear on superficial examination that he or she has diminished consciousness."
"A a^([sic]) 58-year-old victim of locked-in syndrome has told the high court that a decision not to allow him to be helped to die would condemn him "to a 'life' of increasing misery"."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

pseudocoma

Questions

What does locked-in syndrome mean?: A rare, severe physical disorder in which a person cannot speak and is paralyzed—with the possible exception of some voluntary eye movement—while their mental faculties remain fully intact.

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