noun
sensory paralysis; stupor
Medical term for loss or impairment of sensation; can refer to physical numbness or, in psychiatric contexts, a state of reduced responsiveness.
事故の後、彼は手足に知覚麻痺を感じた。
After the accident, he felt sensory paralysis in his limbs.
強いショックで一時的な知覚麻痺に陥った。
She fell into a temporary stupor from the intense shock.
Compound of 知覚 (perception, sensation) and 麻痺 (paralysis). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the medical meaning.