cerebral palsy

noun

Definition of cerebral palsynext
as in multiple sclerosis

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Recent Examples of cerebral palsy Drawing from his own experience living with cerebral palsy, Mitte brought authenticity to the role and built a platform on disability awareness and inclusion. — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026 The actor and disability rights advocate, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a child, died Monday at his home in Brownsville, Texas, according to authorities. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 One of his two older sisters, who has cerebral palsy, suffered a fresh round of taunts in each new neighborhood. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 The youth, who already had a daily schedule of exercise and speech therapy to lessen the effect of cerebral palsy, started taking acting classes. — Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cerebral palsy
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  1. multiple sclerosis
  2. poliomyelitis
  3. paralysis
  4. palsy
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  • Barnes said Monday that in addition to multiple sclerosis, Blair had been diagnosed with parkinsonism, a group of movement symptoms marked by tremors and stiffness.
    — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Starting next year, employees under most plans can use that benefit to get a second opinion from a specialist for rare conditions such as ALS, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's.
    — Annika Kim Constantino,Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of multiple sclerosis
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  • Other vaccines including for poliomyelitis, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, mumps and rubella will remain in place unless updated through legislation, according to the state Department of Health.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Cases of paralytic poliomyelitis disease plummeted from over 15,000 a year in the early 1950s to under 100 in the 1960s and then down to fewer than 10 in the 1970s.
    — Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2022
Definition of poliomyelitis
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  • Usage can also lead to blood clots, asphyxiation, impaired bowel and bladder function and paralysis.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The siblings also ran to raise funds for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, which is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury through research and improving the quality of life for people impacted by paralysis.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of paralysis
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  • Havighorst, an executive director of institutional advancement at Prairie State College, was diagnosed with a form of CMT 2 1/2 years ago called heredity neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Other Live personalities have also opened up about various health occurrences this year, with the show’s longtime emcee and resident DJ, Déjà Vu, revealing in April that she was diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, which causes facial paralysis.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026
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“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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