全ぜん身しん不ふ随ずい

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noun

total paralysis

Medical term for complete loss of motor function in the entire body.

whole, entire, all

身somebody, person, one's station in life

不negative, non-, bad

随follow, though, notwithstanding

半はん身しん不ふ随ずい
半身不随 means paralysis of one side of the body (hemiplegia), while 全身不随 refers to total paralysis of the entire body.

Compound of 全身 (whole body) and 不随 (paralysis, inability to move). The reading ふずい for 不随 is a standard on'yomi combination.