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pa·re·sis
(pə-rē′sĭs, păr′ĭ-sĭs)n. pl. pa·re·ses (-sēz)
1. Slight or partial paralysis.
2. General paresis.
[Greek, act of letting go, paralysis, from parīenai, to let fall : para-, beside; see para-1 + hīenai, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots.]
pa·ret′ic (pə-rĕt′ĭk) adj. & n.
pa·ret′i·cal·ly adv.
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Noun | 1. | paretic - a person afflicted with paresis (partial paralysis) paralytic - a person suffering from paralysis |
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