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   paresis

   /pəˈriːsɪs/

   noun

   • 1. a condition of muscular weakness caused by nerve damage or disease; partial paralysis: "examination indicates paresis of the upper left limb"
   • ▪ inflammation of the brain in the later stages of syphilis, causing progressive dementia and paralysis.

   Word Origin late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek parienai ‘let go’, from para- ‘alongside’ + hienai ‘let go’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. paretic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

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