"locked-in syndrome" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=locked-in syndrome}} locked-in syndrome (uncountable)
  1. (medicine, neurology) A rare, severe physical disorder in which a person cannot speak and is paralyzed—with the possible exception of some voluntary eye movement—while their mental faculties remain fully intact. Wikipedia link: locked-in syndrome Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine, Neurology Synonyms: pseudocoma Translations (Translations): syndrome d’enfermement [masculine] (French), Locked-in-Syndrom [neuter] (German), Eingeschlossensein-Syndrom [colloquial, neuter] (German), Gefangensein-Syndrom [colloquial, neuter] (German), síndrome do encarceramento [feminine] (Portuguese), locked-in sendromu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-locked-in_syndrome-en-noun-CLZkC9vC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

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