PARESIS


Meaning of PARESIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈrē-səs, ˈpa-rə- ]

noun

( plural pa·re·ses -ˌsēz)

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 pə-ˈre-tik adjective or noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.