noun
a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑spastic paralysis
• Derivationally related forms: ↑spastic (for: ↑spastic paralysis)
• Hypernyms: ↑brain disorder, ↑encephalopathy, ↑brain disease
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noun [noncount]
medical : a disease that causes a person to have problems moving and speaking
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a medical condition usually caused by brain damage before or at birth that causes the loss of control of movement in the arms and legs
Useful english dictionary. 2012.