pa·re·sis  (pə-rē'sĭs, pār'ĭ-sĭs)  n. pl. pa·re·ses (-sēz)
[Greek, act of letting go, paralysis, from parīenai, to let fall : para-, beside; see para-1 + hīenai, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots.] pa·ret'ic (pə-rět'ĭk) adj. & n., pa·ret'i·cal·ly adv. |