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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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Paretic
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| 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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