general paralysis


noun Pathology.

a syphilitic brain disorder characterized by chronic inflammation and degeneration of cerebral tissue resulting in mental and physical deterioration.
Also called general paresis.

Origin of general paralysis

First recorded in 1890–95

Medical definitions for general paresis

general paresis

n.

A brain disease occurring as a late consequence of syphilis, characterized by dementia, progressive muscular weakness, and paralysis. Bayle's disease paralytic dementia