paresis
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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
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.
- 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
Translations
partial paralysis
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.