paresis

noun
/pəˈɹiːsɪs/UK

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek πάρεσις (páresis, “letting go, paralysis”), from παρίημι (paríēmi, “relax”), from παρα- (para-) + ἵημι (híēmi, “let go”).

  1. derived from πάρεσις — “letting go, paralysis

Definitions

  1. A paralysis which is incomplete or which occurs in isolated areas.

  2. Inflammation of the brain as a cause of dementia or paralysis.

    • "You really touch the limit," said he. "You enlarge my view of the possible. Cerebral paresis! Mental inertia! Wonderful!" He was too absurd to make me angry.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for paresis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA