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Definition of: paresis
(pə·rē′sis, par′ə·sis) noun Pathol.
Partial paralysis affecting muscular motion but not sensation.
—general paresis General paralysis accompanied by dementia, caused by syphilitic degeneration of the brain. [<NL <Gk., a letting go <parienai let go <para- beside + hienai let go]
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