Bell's palsy

English Etymology Named after Scottish surgeon Charles Bell (1774–1842), who first described the connection of the facial nerve to the condition. Noun - en pathology A paralysis of cranial nerve VII (the facial nerve) resulting in inability to control facial muscles on the affected side. en 2020 Dr Amir Khan The Doctor Will See You Now Ebury Press (2021) 15 A Bell's palsy is a facial paralysis that affects one side of the face only, generally caused by a viral infection. Translations paralysis of cranial nerve VII, the facial nerve Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 貝爾氏麻痺 Bèi'ěrshì mábì Czech: cs Bellova obrna f Finnish: fi kasvohalvaus German: de idiopathische Fazialisparese f, de Bell’sche Parese f Icelandic: is andlitsvöðvalömun f Japanese: ja ベル麻痺 Beru mahi Portuguese: pt paralisia de Bell f Russian: ru парали́ч Бе́лла m paralíč Bɛ́lla Telugu: te ముఖ పక్షవాతం en eponyms en Disability