Paresis Definition

pə-rēsĭs, părĭ-sĭs
pareses
noun
Partial or slight paralysis.
Webster's New World
General paresis.
American Heritage Medicine
A disease of the brain caused by syphilis of the central nervous system and characterized by inflammation of the meninges, dementia, paralytic attacks, etc.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Paresis

Noun

Singular:
paresis
Plural:
pareses

Origin of Paresis

  • Greek act of letting go, paralysis from parīenai to let fall para- beside para–1 hīenai to throw yē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Modern Latin, from Ancient Greek πάρεσις (paresis, “letting go, paralysis"), from παριέναι (parienai, “relax"), from παρα- (para-) + ἰέναι (ienai, “let go").

    From Wiktionary

Paresis Sentence Examples

  • Effects on the muscles can range from mild weakness or partial paralysis (paresis) to complete loss of voluntary control of a muscle or group of muscles (plegia).

  • If spontaneous nystagmus is present, this must be taken into consideration when calculating both canal paresis and directional preponderance.

  • He has a residual spastic tetra paresis worse on the left than on the right side.

  • Horner's syndrome, unilateral facial weakness and vocal cord paresis have been reported.

  • The reason for this lack of atrophy in the presence of muscle paresis has recently been identified.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAR

Words Ending With

SISSIS

Unscrambles

paresis

Words Starting With P and Ending With S

Starts With P & Ends With SStarts With PA & Ends With SStarts With P & Ends With IS

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With S