paresis

 
Pronunciation: /pəˈriːsɪs, ˈparɪsɪs/

noun (plural pareses /-siːz/)

[mass noun] Medicine
  • a condition of muscular weakness caused by nerve damage or disease; partial paralysis: examination indicates paresis of the upper left limb [count noun]: some patients had pareses of the arms or legs
  • (also general paresis) inflammation of the brain in the later stages of syphilis, causing progressive dementia and paralysis.

Derivatives

paretic

Pronunciation: /-ˈrɛtɪk/
adjective

Origin:

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