Sign 137 of 441 in the Auslan Medical Dictionary

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Keywords: stressed, paralysed, seize, stress, seizure, cramp

Sign Definition

As a Noun

  1. Of a person's body, the sudden tightening of a muscle that makes it hard or impossible to move a limb. English = cramp.
  2. Of a machine or a person's body, the sudden stopping of movement because it is broken or the muscles have tightened. English = seizure.
  3. The worry and tenseness you feel because of difficulties in your life. English = stress.

As a Verb or Adjective

  1. Of a machine or a person's body, to stop moving suddenly because it is broken or because the muscles have tightened. English = seize up, become paralysed.
  2. To feel worried and tense because of difficulties in your life. English = (be) stressed, suffer from stress.