cerebral palsy
nounDefinition of cerebral palsy
: a disability resulting from damage to the brain before, during, or shortly after birth and outwardly manifested by muscular incoordination and speech disturbances
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Other Words from cerebral palsy
cerebral-palsied
\ sə-ˈrē-brəl-ˈpȯl-zēd 
, ˈser-ə- , ˈse-rə- \
adjective
, ˈser-ə- , ˈse-rə- \
adjective
Examples of cerebral palsy in a Sentence
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MacFarlane teamed up with the Kids Wish Network to surprise Chance Yon, who has cerebral palsy and suffers from ROHHAD, with a special trip to the Family Guy animation studios in Los Angeles. — Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE.com, "Seth MacFarlane Surprises Young Fan with Cerebral Palsy with a Tour of Family Guy Studios," 25 July 2019 Ten-year-old Hannah has cerebral palsy and weighs 80 pounds, a lot for a single person to carry. — Rachel Berry, Cincinnati.com, "'She stole my heart the minute I met her': Group effort helps girl get accessible van," 24 July 2019 Ashe has the mental ability of a young child due to her cerebral palsy. — Zachary Hansen, ajc, "Missing Gwinnett woman with special needs last seen near Sugarloaf Mills," 5 May 2018 These limitations could be caused by stroke, cerebral palsy or neurodegenerative diseases like ALS. — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, "This Device Can Hear the Voice Inside Your Head," 5 Aug. 2019 Jeannine Pettiford had visited the nearby nursing home where her 52-year-old cousin with cerebral palsy lived. — NBC News, "A nursing home chain grows too fast and collapses, and elderly and disabled residents pay the price," 19 July 2019 Much of the curriculum will be based on community involvement and field trips to teach the children with Down syndrome, autism or cerebral palsy how to handle themselves in various situations. — Jane Stueckemann, Houston Chronicle, "New school focused on special needs children to open in Oak Ridge North," 9 July 2019 Joseph Maley Friends Puppet Troupe teaches about disabilities using puppets with disabilities, like visual impairment and cerebral palsy. — Nyssa Kruse, Indianapolis Star, "Changes coming for Hoosiers with disabilities after state advances task force recommendations," 5 July 2019 Yasuhiko Funago, a candidate who uses a wheelchair and has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Eiko Kimura, who has cerebral palsy, won seats. — Motoko Rich, New York Times, "Shinzo Abe Declares Victory in Japan Election but Without Mandate to Revise Constitution," 21 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cerebral palsy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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