paresis
English
editEtymology
editFrom New Latin, from Ancient Greek πάρεσις (páresis, “letting go, paralysis”), from παριέναι (pariénai, “relax”), from παρα- (para-) + ἰέναι (iénai, “let go”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editparesis (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.
- 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London, New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
- "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
editTranslations
editpartial paralysis
Further reading
edit- “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.
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