paresis

[ puh-ree-sis, par-uh-sis ]

/ pəˈri sɪs, ˈpær ə sɪs /

noun Pathology.

partial motor paralysis.

a late manifestation of syphilis, characterized by progressive dementia and paralysis.

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Origin of paresis

1685–95; < New Latin < Greek páresis paralysis, a letting go, equivalent to pare- (variant stem of pariénai to let go) + -sis -sis

Related formspa·ret·ic

[puh-ret-ik, -ree-tik] /pəˈrɛt ɪk, -ˈri tɪk/, noun, adjectivepa·ret·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for paresis

For paresis, in our present state of knowledge, nothing can be done once the disease passes its earliest stages.
The Third Great Plague|John H. Stokes
The great danger of the cerebro-spinal type is that it will result in paresis or locomotor ataxia.
Being Well-Born|Michael F. Guyer
Paresis or asthenia may be found in the trunk muscles, or evidenced by weakness of the grip, or drooping of the head to one side.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
It is often a post-diphtheritic condition, appearing alone or associated with other paresis.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various

Mr. Walton is now an inmate of a sanitarium, a victim of paresis.
A Woman of the World|Ella Wheeler Wilcox

British Dictionary definitions for paresis

paresis

/ (pəˈriːsɪs, ˈpærɪsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz) pathol

incomplete or slight paralysis of motor functions

short for general paresisSee general paralysis of the insane

Derived Formsparetic (pəˈrɛtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for paresis

C17: via New Latin from Greek: a relaxation, from parienai to let go, from para- 1 + hienai to release

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Word Origin and History for paresis

paresis

"partial paralysis," 1690s, Modern Latin, from Greek paresis "letting go, slackening of strength, paralysis," from stem of parienai "to let go," from para- (see para- (1)) + hienai "to send, throw" (see jet (v.)).

Medicine definitions for paresis

paresis

[ pə-rē′sĭs, păr′ĭ-sĭs ]

n. pl. pa•re•ses (-sēz)

Slight or partial paralysis.

General paresis.

Related formspa•ret′ic (pə-rĕt′ĭk) adj. n.