erb-duchenne paralysis

1. 1.

   paralysis of the arm resulting from injury to the brachial plexus (usually during childbirth)

   SynonymsErb's palsy

   Broaderparalysis

Questions about erb-duchenne paralysis

What does erb-duchenne paralysis mean?

erb-duchenne paralysis means "paralysis of the arm resulting from injury to the brachial plexus (usually during childbirth)".

What is another word for erb-duchenne paralysis?

Close synonyms include Erb's palsy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is erb-duchenne paralysis a common word?

erb-duchenne paralysis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.