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Answer for the clue "Motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis ", 8 letters:
akinesia

Word definitions for akinesia in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) The loss of the ability to control motor muscles.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis [syn: akinesis ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Akinesia \Ak`i*ne"si*a\, n. [Gr. ? quiescence; 'a priv. + ? motion.] (Med.) Paralysis of the motor nerves; loss of movement. --Foster.