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noun Pathology.
1.
partial motor paralysis.
2.
a late manifestation of syphilis, characterized by progressive dementia and paralysis.
Origin:
1685–95; < Neo-Latin < Greek páresis paralysis, a letting go, equivalent to pare- (variant stem of pariénai to let go) + -sis -sis
1685–95; < Neo-Latin < Greek páresis paralysis, a letting go, equivalent to pare- (variant stem of pariénai to let go) + -sis -sis
Related forms
pa·ret·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Paresis
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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World English Dictionary
| paresis (pəˈriːsɪs, ˈpærɪsɪs) | |
| —n , pl -ses | |
| 1. | incomplete or slight paralysis of motor functions |
| 2. | See general paralysis of the insane short for general paresis |
| [C17: via New Latin from Greek: a relaxation, from parienai to let go, from | |
| paretic | |
| —adj | |
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Medical Dictionary
paresis pa·re·sis (pə-rē'sĭs, pār'ĭ-sĭs)
n. pa·re·ses (-sēz)
Slight or partial paralysis.
General paresis.
pa·ret'ic (pə-rět'ĭk) adj. & n.
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paresis
psychosis caused by widespread destruction of brain tissue occurring in some cases of late syphilis. Mental changes include gradual deterioration of personality, impaired concentration and judgment, delusions, loss of memory, disorientation, and apathy or violent rages. Convulsions are not uncommon, and while temporary remissions sometimes occur, untreated paresis is eventually fatal.
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