paresis C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /pəˈriːsəs/ UK /pəˈriːsɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #143294 Meanings 1 noun slight or partial paralysis; weakness of voluntary movement without complete loss of it Vocal-cord paresis left the singer with a weak, breathy voice. 2 noun general paresis, a progressive neurological disorder caused by late-stage syphilis Before effective antibiotics, general paresis was a major cause of dementia in psychiatric hospitals. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · slight or partial... partial paralysismuscular weakness 2 noun · general paresis, a... general paresisparetic neurosyphilis Word family Derived forms hemiparesisparaparesismonoparesisquadriparesis Related forms paralysispalsyneurosyphilisweakness Etymology From New Latin paresis, from Greek paresis ("letting go, relaxation"), from parienai ("to let go"), built from para- + hienai ("to send, let go"). Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # paresis **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /pəˈriːsəs/ **IPA (UK):** /pəˈriːsɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 143294 ## Meanings 1. slight or partial paralysis; weakness of voluntary movement without complete loss of it 2. general paresis, a progressive neurological disorder caused by late-stage syphilis ## Examples - Vocal-cord paresis left the singer with a weak, breathy voice. - Before effective antibiotics, general paresis was a major cause of dementia in psychiatric hospitals. ## Synonyms - partial paralysis - muscular weakness - general paresis ## Derived Forms - hemiparesis - paraparesis - monoparesis - quadriparesis ## Related Forms - paralysis - palsy - neurosyphilis - weakness ## Etymology From New Latin paresis, from Greek paresis ("letting go, relaxation"), from parienai ("to let go"), built from para- + hienai ("to send, let go"). ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown