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paresis

Syllabification: (pa·re·sis)
Pronunciation: /pəˈrēsis/
Definition of paresis

noun (plural pareses /-sēz/)

Medicine
  • a condition of muscular weakness caused by nerve damage or disease; partial paralysis.
  • (also general paresis) inflammation of the brain in the later stages of syphilis, causing progressive dementia and paralysis.

Derivatives

paretic

Pronunciation: /-ˈretik/
adjective

Origin:

late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek parienai 'let go', from para- 'alongside' + hienai 'let go'

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