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Bell’s palsy

Bell’s palsy

paralysis of the facial nerve, causing weakness of the muscles on one side of the face and resulting in a distorted expression, inability to close the eye, and often taste loss and sensitivity to sound. [Charles Bell (1774–1842), Scottish surgeon and anatomist]

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