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His condition deteriorated rapidly, and he later became unable to use any of his limbs.

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People started lining up outside appliance outlets and department stores, risking life and limb to get their sweaty hands on one of the limited-quantity, only-while-supplies-last TVs, power tools, personal computers or designer camisoles.

Around the film's release, Codd said she was proud to play a "strong, capable" character with a limb difference.

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These vary and can include changes to physical features, stiffness of the limbs and short stature.

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These overstimulated immune cells then move toward the dorsal root ganglia -- the sensory nerve hubs that link the limbs to the spinal cord -- and release inflammatory compounds that irritate and damage nerves.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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