cerebral palsy

noun

: a disability resulting from damage to the brain before, during, or shortly after birth and outwardly manifested by muscular incoordination and speech disturbances
cerebral-palsied
sə-ˈrē-brəl-ˈpȯl-zēd How to pronounce cerebral palsy (audio)
ˈser-ə-
ˈse-rə-
adjective

Examples of cerebral palsy in a Sentence

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My son has cerebral palsy, and the story is relatable on so many levels. Jaclyn Greenberg, Parents, 21 Nov. 2024 Haddad, an actor with cerebral palsy who uses a walker on stage, plays Georges and Albin’s earnest son Jean-Michel with grit. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024 Kayla, who didn't have the same extensive complications as her brother, does have mild cerebral palsy and some learning disabilities. Susan Young, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024 Their son, Isaac, had been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and autism. Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cerebral palsy 

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cerebral palsy was in 1824

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“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

cerebral palsy

noun
: a disease resulting from damage to the brain usually before or during birth and resulting in imperfect control of muscles, paralysis, and speech disturbances

Medical Definition

cerebral palsy

noun
: a disability resulting from damage to the brain before, during, or shortly after birth and outwardly manifested by muscular incoordination and speech disturbances see ataxic cerebral palsy, athetoid cerebral palsy, spastic cerebral palsy
cerebral palsied adjective
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