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.
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, adjective pa·ret·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby paresis
parenty,
pareo,
parepididymis,
parera,
parergon,
paresis,
paresthesia,
pareto,
pareu,
pareunia,
parev
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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 paresis
See general paralysis of the insane
Derived forms of paresis
paretic (pəˈrɛtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for paresis
C17: via New Latin from Greek: a relaxation, from
parienai to let go, from
para-
1 +
hienai to release
Medical definitions for paresis
paresis
[ pə-rē′sĭs, păr′ĭ-sĭs ]
n. pl. pa•re•ses (-sēz)
Slight or partial paralysis.
General paresis.