paresis
English
Etymology
From Modern Latin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πάρεσις (páresis, “letting go, paralysis”), from παριέναι (pariénai, “relax”), from παρα- (para-) + ἰέναι (iénai, “let go”). Lua error: Module:checkparams:215: The template Template:PIE root does not use the parameter(s):
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Pronunciation
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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.
Derived terms
Translations
partial paralysis
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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.