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Bell's palsy definition

Bell's palsy

a usually temporary, sudden paralysis of the facial nerve resulting in weakened or paralyzed muscles on one side of the face

Etymology: after Charles Bell (1774-1842), Scot anatomist who identified it

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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