paresis
Americannoun
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partial motor paralysis.
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a late manifestation of syphilis, characterized by progressive dementia and paralysis.
noun
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incomplete or slight paralysis of motor functions
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short for general paresis See general paralysis of the insane
Other Word Forms
- paretic noun
- paretically adverb
Etymology
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
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After she was diagnosed with paresis, Ms. Dhegrae threw herself into research, spending up to 20 hours a day trawling through scientific journals and poring over her own medical history.
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2019
He did until he was afflicted with a paresis of the vocal cords in 2010 that left him unable to sing a note.
From The Guardian • May 25, 2015
A lesion on the LMN would result in paralysis, or at least partial loss of voluntary muscle control, which is known as paresis.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
A statement posted on the group’s Web site says Mr. Garfunkel is recovering from vocal paresis.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2010
It is particularly in those who have had nervously exhaustive occupations—brokers, speculators, actors, and the like—that paresis does develop.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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