[ pə'ri:sɪs , 'parɪsɪs ]
■ noun ( plural pareses -si:z ) Medicine
1》 muscular weakness or partial paralysis caused by nerve damage or disease.
2》 (also general ~ ) inflammation of the brain in the later stages of syphilis, causing progressive dementia and paralysis.
Derivatives
paretic adjective
Origin
C17: mod. L., from Gk parienai 'let go'.