paresis

English

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek πάρεσις (páresis, “letting go, paralysis”), from παριέναι (pariénai, “relax”), from παρα- (para-) +‎ ἰέναι (iénai, “let go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈɹiːsɪs/

Noun

paresis (countable and uncountable, plural pareses)

1. A paralysis which is incomplete or which occurs in isolated areas.
2. Inflammation of the brain as a cause of dementia or paralysis.
   • 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World‎^[1]:

     "You really touch the limit," said he. "You enlarge my view of the possible. Cerebral paresis! Mental inertia! Wonderful!" He was too absurd to make me angry.

Derived terms

• gastroparesis
• general paresis
• hemiparesis
• monoparesis
• ophthalmoparesis
• paraparesis
• tetraparesis

 

Translations

partial paralysis

• Czech: paréza (cs) f
• French: parésie (fr) f
• Italian: paresi (it) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Swedish: pares c
• Telugu: అసంపూర్ణ పక్షవాతము (te) (asampūrṇa pakṣavātamu)

Further reading

• “paresis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “paresis”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “paresis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Arispes, Parises, Serapis, aspires, praises, spireas