paresis (redirected from parturient paresis)

pa·re·sis  (p-rss, pr-ss)

n. pl. pa·re·ses (-sz)

1. Slight or partial paralysis.

2. General paresis.

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[Greek, act of letting go, paralysis, from parenai, to let fall : para-, beside; see para-¹ + henai, to throw; see y- in Indo-European roots.]

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pa·retic (p-rtk) adj. & n.

pa·reti·cal·ly adv.

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paresis [pəˈriːsɪs ˈpærɪsɪs]

n pl -ses [-ˌsiːz] Pathol

1. (Medicine / Pathology) incomplete or slight paralysis of motor functions

2. (Medicine / Pathology) short for general paresis See general paralysis of the insane

[via New Latin from Greek: a relaxation, from parienai to let go, from para-¹ + hienai to release]

paretic  [pəˈrɛtɪk] adj

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paresis

a state or process of partial paralysis. — paretic, adj.

See also: Body, Human

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a state or process of partial paralysis. — paretic, adj.

See also: Disease and Illness

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

paresis - a slight or partial paralysis palsy, paralysis - loss of the ability to move a body part paraparesis - a slight paralysis or weakness of both legs

Translations

paresis [pəˈriːsɪs] n → paresi f