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”).
Definitions
A paralysis which is incomplete or which occurs in isolated areas.
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.
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