n.
Pronunciation: p ə - ' r ē -s ə s, ' pa-r ə -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pa · re · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from parienai to let fall, from para- + hienai to let go, send ― more at JET
Date: 1693
1 : slight or partial paralysis
2 : GENERAL PARESIS
– pa · ret · ic \ p ə - ' re-tik \ adjective or noun