paresis

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a slight or partial paralysis

Word Origin

paresis (n.)
"partial paralysis," 1690s, Modern Latin, from Greek paresis "letting go, slackening of strength, paralysis," from stem of parienai "to let go," from para- (see para- (1)) + hienai "to send, throw" (see jet (v.)).

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