Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. spastic paralysis

spastic paralysis

spastic paralysis

a condition resulting from damage to upper motor neurons and marked by tonic muscle spasms and increased tendon reflexes. Compare flaccid paralysis.

Related Terms

somatosensory system

somatosensory system the parts of the nervous system that s...

peripheral dyslexia

peripheral dyslexia see visual word-form dyslexia.

obscurantism

obscurantism n. 1. opposition to scientific inq...

summer depression

summer depression an atypical variant of seasonal affective...

anticholinergic drug

anticholinergic drug any pharmacological agent that blocks...

univariate distribution

univariate distribution a distribution of values on a singl...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter S

Browse by Letter


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact