paresis
English
Etymology
From Modern Latin, from Ancient Greek πάρεσις (páresis, “letting go, paralysis”), from παριέναι (pariénai, “relax”), from παρα- (para-) + ἰέναι (iénai, “let go”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /pəˈɹiːsɪs/
Noun
paresis (countable and uncountable, plural pareses)
- A paralysis which is incomplete or which occurs in isolated areas.
- Inflammation of the brain as a cause of dementia or paralysis.
Related terms
- gastroparesis
- general paresis
- hemiparesis
- ophthalmoparesis
- paraparesis
- tetraparesis
Translations
partial paralysis
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Further reading
- paresis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- paresis in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- paresis at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Arispes, Parises, Serapis, aspires, praises, spireas