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paresis
[ puh-ree-sis, par-uh-sis ]
noun
, Pathology.
- partial motor paralysis.
- a late manifestation of syphilis, characterized by progressive dementia and paralysis.
paresis
/ pəˈrɛtɪk; ˈpærɪsɪs; pəˈriːsɪs /
noun
- incomplete or slight paralysis of motor functions
- short for general paresis See general paralysis of the insane
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Derived Forms
- paretic, adjective
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Other Words From
- pa·ret·ic [p, uh, -, ret, -ik, -, ree, -tik], noun adjective
- pa·reti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of paresis1
C17: via New Latin from Greek: a relaxation, from parienai to let go, from para- 1+ hienai to release
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Example Sentences
If there is neuritis from the virus it becomes intense and causes muscular contractions, paresis, and paralysis.
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Paresis is what is sometimes called softening of the brain, and it attacks by preference men under thirty-five.
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Hence it is that paresis and locomotor ataxia are comparatively quite common among actors, brokers, and financiers.
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Indeed this affection and paresis are sometimes spoken of as parasyphilitic affections.
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The sudden cure of advanced paresis would be as much a miracle as the sudden replacing of a lost femur.
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