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Severe neurological problem
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paresis
Alternative clues for the word paresis
Word definitions for paresis in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a slight or partial paralysis
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A paralysis which is incomplete or which occurs in isolated areas. 2 inflammation of the brain as a cause of dementia or paralysis.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Paresis is a condition typified by a weakness of voluntary movement, or partial loss of voluntary movement or by impaired movement. When used without qualifiers, it usually refers to the limbs, but it can also be used to describe the muscles of the eyes ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"partial paralysis," 1690s, Modern Latin, from Greek paresis "letting go, slackening of strength, paralysis," from stem of parienai "to let go," from para- (see para- (1)) + hienai "to send, throw" (see jet (v.)).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Paresis \Par"e*sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. pa`resis, fr. parie`nai to let go; para` from + "ie`nai to send.] (Med.) Incomplete paralysis, affecting motion but not sensation.
Usage examples of paresis.
Why does the apologist leave unmentioned the symptoms following the subsequent experiments,--the pallor and depression, the blue lips, the difficulty in locomotion, the decided paresis and rigidity of muscles, the profound unconsciousness, THE FINAL PARALYSIS?
It appeared, according to the visiting laryngologist, that there was paresis of the vocal fold from damage to either the recurrent laryngeal nerve or from mechanical dislocation of a cricoarytenoid joint.