Paralysis of voluntary muscles means loss of contraction due to interruption of one or more motor pathways from the brain to the muscle fibers. Motor paralysis is often accompanied by an impairment in the facility of movement. (Adapted from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/medgen/105510)
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Although the word paralysis is often used interchangeably to mean either complete or partial loss of muscle strength, it is preferable to use paralysis or plegia for complete or severe loss of muscle strength, and paresis for partial or slight loss.
Food sovereignty is the right of peoples to define their own food systems, ensuring access to healthy, culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound methods, and the right to control their own food production and distribution. It's a concept that emphasizes people's control over their food, fair market conditions, and localization of food systems. It is a precondition for food security. (FAOLEX. 2025. Glossary https://www.fao.org/faolex/)
A rip current is a specific kind of water current which can occur near beaches with breaking waves. A rip is a strong, localized, and narrow current of water which moves directly away from the shore, cutting through the lines of breaking waves like a river running out to sea. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_current)
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Rip currents flow outward through channels to deep water, while undertows are localized under waves as they recede.
