Bell's palsy en · NOUN
Etymology
Named after Scottish surgeon Charles Bell (1774–1842), who first described the connection of the facial nerve to the condition.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A paralysis of cranial nerve VII (the facial nerve) resulting in inability to control facial muscles on the affected side.
A Bell's palsy is a facial paralysis that affects one side of the face only, generally caused by a viral infection.
2020, Dr Amir Khan, The Doctor Will See You Now, Ebury Press (2021), page 15:
Translations (10)
cmn 貝爾氏麻痺 /贝尔氏麻痹 (paralysis of cranial nerve VII, the facial nerve) · ja ベル麻痺 (paralysis of cranial nerve VII, the facial nerve) · pt paralisia de Bell (paralysis of cranial nerve VII, the facial nerve) · de idiopathische Fazialisparese (paralysis of cranial nerve VII, the facial nerve) · te ముఖ పక్షవాతం (paralysis of cranial nerve VII, the facial nerve) · fi kasvohalvaus (paralysis of cranial nerve VII, the facial nerve) · cs Bellova obrna (paralysis of cranial nerve VII, the facial nerve) · de Bell’sche Parese (paralysis of cranial nerve VII, the facial nerve) · ru парали́ч Бе́лла (paralysis of cranial nerve VII, the facial nerve) · is andlitsvöðvalömun (paralysis of cranial nerve VII, the facial nerve)