paresis
partial motor paralysis.
a late manifestation of syphilis, characterized by progressive dementia and paralysis.
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Origin of paresis
1Other words from paresis
- pa·ret·ic [puh-ret-ik, -ree-tik], /pəˈrɛt ɪk, -ˈri tɪk/, noun, adjective
- pa·ret·i·cal·ly, adverb
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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.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malleyparesis is what is sometimes called softening of the brain, and it attacks by preference men under thirty-five.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyHence it is that paresis and locomotor ataxia are comparatively quite common among actors, brokers, and financiers.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyIndeed this affection and paresis are sometimes spoken of as parasyphilitic affections.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThe sudden cure of advanced paresis would be as much a miracle as the sudden replacing of a lost femur.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
British Dictionary definitions for paresis
/ (pəˈriːsɪs, ˈpærɪsɪs) /
incomplete or slight paralysis of motor functions
short for general paresis: See general paralysis of the insane
Origin of paresis
1Derived forms of paresis
- paretic (pəˈrɛtɪk), adjective
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