Alternative Names
Paralysis; Paresis; Loss of movement; Motor dysfunction
Definition of Muscle function loss
Muscle function loss is when a muscle doesn’t work or move normally. The medical term for complete loss of muscle function is paralysis.
Review
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Luc Jasmin, MD, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, and Department of Anatomy at UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. – 2/6/2010
