paresis

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

/ pəˈri sɪs, ˈpær ə sɪs /

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM paresis

pa·ret·ic

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

Words nearby paresis

parenty, pareo, parepididymis, parera, parergon, paresis, paresthesia, Pareto, pareu, pareunia, parev

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How to use paresis in a sentence

If there is neuritis from the virus it becomes intense and causes muscular contractions, paresis, and paralysis.
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Paresis is what is sometimes called softening of the brain, and it attacks by preference men under thirty-five.
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Hence it is that paresis and locomotor ataxia are comparatively quite common among actors, brokers, and financiers.
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Indeed this affection and paresis are sometimes spoken of as parasyphilitic affections.
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The sudden cure of advanced paresis would be as much a miracle as the sudden replacing of a lost femur.
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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 forms of paresis

paretic (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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Medical definitions for paresis

paresis

[ pə-rē′sĭs, păr′ĭ-sĭs ]

n. pl. pa•re•ses (-sēz)

Slight or partial paralysis.

General paresis.

Other words from paresis

pa•ret′ic (pə-rĕt′ĭk) adj. n.