Definition of Sessile

an organism that is immobile and cannot move

Examples of Sessile in a sentence

The coma patient was sessile as she had not moved since she went into a coma a few years ago after the accident.  🔊

After the initial movement, the animal soon became sessile and couldn’t move until properly treated by the veterinarian.  🔊

As a result of his injury, the wounded soldier felt sessile and useless since he couldn’t even move.  🔊

A car wreck caused the driver to become paralyzed and his legs to become sessile.  🔊

The mother cried for her son as she learned he was sessile and might never walk again.  🔊

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