Paresis

Definition: Paresis

Paresis

Noun

1. A slight or partial paralysis.

Date "paresis" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1912. (references)

Etymology: Paresis \Par"e*sis\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression, from to let go; from to send.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Health	A general term referring to a mild to moderate degree of muscular weakness, occasionally used as a synonym for paralysis (severe or complete loss of motor function). In the older literature, paresis often referred specifically to paretic neurosyphilis. "General paresis" and "general paralysis" may still carry that connotation. Bilateral lower extremity paresis is referred to as paraparesis. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: Paresis

English words defined with "paresis": paretic. (references)

Specialty definitions using "paresis": BLUSH ♦ Edema Disease of Swine ♦ Facial Paralysis ♦ lateral wall of cavernous sinus syndrome ♦ paretic squint, paretic strabism 2.paretic strabismus, Parturient Paresis ♦ Raymond syndrome. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	General Paresis (Nervous and Mental Disease Monograph, No 14) (reference) Paresis and plunder : the models of madness in psychiatry and anti-psychiatry (reference) Suprabulbar paresis : congenital suprabulbar paresis and its differential diagnosis, with special reference to acquired suprabulbar paresis (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	This photomicrograph reveals central nervous system syphilis, causing general paresis, or paretic neurosyphilis. Numerous treponemes can be identified using silver impregnation technique; magnification 950X.Credit: CDC.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Similarly, adjacent levator muscle paresis is seen in 10 to 40 percent of cases in whom the orbicularis oculi muscle is injected. (references)
		The names given to these types combine a Latin description of affected limbs with the term plegia or paresis, meaning paralyzed or weak. The four commonly diagnosed types of spastic cerebral palsy are illustrated in the figure. (references)
		The paralysis or weakness may affect only the face, an arm, or a leg or may affect one entire side of the body and face. A person who suffers a stroke in the left hemisphere of the brain will show right-sided paralysis or paresis. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Paresis" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Paresis" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	2	245,945

Expressions using "paresis": general paresis ♦ Parturient Paresis. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "paresis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		parezë (queen), paralizë lëvozore. (various references)

Arabic		‏شلل جزئي (palsy). (various references)

Bulgarian		пареза. (various references)

Czech		èásteèná paralýza. (various references)

Danish		parese (hypokinesia, hypokinesis). (various references)

Dutch		parese. (various references)

French		parésie (f). (various references)

German		Parese (partial paralysis). (various references)

Greek		μερική παράλυση. (various references)

Hungarian		részleges bénulás. (various references)

Italian		paresi. (various references)

Pig Latin		aresispay

Portuguese		paresia. (various references)

Romanian		parezã. (various references)

Russian		полупаралич, парез. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		pareza. (various references)

Spanish		paresia precoz (early paresis), paresia de los aductores (paresis of adductors), parálisis por frío (cold paresis), parálisis glosofaríngea (glossopharyngeal paralysis, glossopharyngeal paresis), parálisis general progresiva (general paralysis of the insane, progressive paralysis general paresis), parálisis del nervio ciático (paresis of sciatic nerve). (various references)

Swedish		partiell förlamning, pares. (various references)

Turkish		parezi, hafif felç, frengi felci (general paresis). (various references)

Ukranian		парез. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Misspellings
	"Paresis" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: apesis, aphresis, marasius, pageses, Paracas, parapsid, parapsids, parceliza, Pardesi, pardessus, Pareil, Pargesa, Parisio, parisis, Parkeses, Parois, parsees, parsim, Parsis, Partesius, Patrassi, perisic, perseid, Pragensis, presic, Qaresi. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Words rhyming with "paresis" (pronounced 'Par"e*sis'): Abiogenesis, Absis, Actinomycosis, Adenosclerosis, Adipolysis, AEsthesis, Agamogenesis, Agenesis, Agennesis, Albuminosis, Amanuensis, Amaurosis, Amitosis, Ampelopsis, Amphiarthrosis, Amphigenesis, Amylogenesis, Amylolysis, Anabasis, Anacoenosis, Anacrusis, Anadiplosis, Anaesthesis, Anagnorisis, Anamnesis, Anamorphosis, Anapophysis, Anastomosis, Anemosis, Angioneurosis, Ankylostomiasis, Antanaclasis, Anthesis, Anthracosis, Anthropomorphosis, Antimetathesis, Antiperistasis, Antiphrasis, Antiptosis, Antipyresis, Antisepsis, Antithesis, Aparithmesis, Aphaeresis, Apheresis, Aphesis, Apodosis, Aponeurosis, Apophasis, Apophysis, Aposiopesis, Apotheosis, Apothesis, apsis, Archebiosis, Arsis, Arteriosclerosis, Arthrodesis, Arthrosis, Ascariasis, Asepsis, Athetosis, Atmolysis, Autocatalysis, Autogenesis, Autokinesis, Auxesis, Bacteriolysis, Basis, Biognosis, Biolysis, Blastogenesis, Calliopsis, Cardiosclerosis, Cariopsis, Caryopsis, Catachresis, Catalysis, Catastasis, Chemolysis, Chemosis, Chemosynthesis, Chlorosis, Chondrogenesis, Chorisis, Chromidrosis, Cillosis, Cirrhosis, Classis, Coenesthesis, Coreopsis, Crasis, Crisis, Cyanosis, Cyclosis, Deesis, Dermostosis, Diagnosis, Dialysis, Diapedesis, Diaphoresis, Diaphysis, Diapophysis, Diarthrosis, Diastasis, Diathesis, Diegesis, Diesis, Digenesis, Dipsosis, Diuresis, Dysgenesis, Ecbasis, Ecchymosis, Ecdysis, Ecphasis, Ecphonesis, Ectasis, Ecthlipsis, Ectostosis, Electrogenesis, Electrolysis, Elephantiasis, Ellipsis, Emesis, Emphasis, Emphyteusis, Empyesis, Empyrosis, Enantiosis, Enarthrosis, Endogenesis, Endostosis, Endysis, Entasis, Enuresis, Epanadiplosis, Epanalepsis, Epanorthosis, Epenthesis, Epexegesis, Epigenesis, Epitasis, Epithesis, Eremacausis, Erotesis, Eugenesis, Exaeresis, Exanthesis, Exegesis, Exosmosis, Exostosis, filariasis, Gamogenesis, Geneagenesis, Genesis, Geognosis, Glaucosis, Glucogenesis, Gnosis, Gomphiasis, Gomphosis, Haemapophysis, haematemesis, haematogenesis, haematolysis, haematosis, Haemocytolysis, Haemocytotrypsis, helminthiasis, Hemapophysis, hematemesis, hemoptysis, Heterauxesis, heterogenesis, Heterosis, hidrosis, Histogenesis, Histolysis, Homogenesis, hydrarthrosis, hydrolysis, hydronephrosis, Hypapophysis, Hyperapophysis, Hyperinosis, Hyperkinesis, Hypinosis, HYPOCHONDRIASIS, hypophysis, hypostasis, hypothesis, Hypotyposis, hysteresis, ichthyosis, Idiocrasis, ISIS, karyokinesis, Karyostenosis, kenogenesis, kinaesthesis, Kinetogenesis, Leucocytogenesis, Limosis, lithiasis, lordosis, lysis, Marmorosis, Mathesis, meiosis, melanosis, Menostasis, Metabasis, Metabolisis, Metachrosis, metagenesis, metalepsis, metamorphosis, Metaphrasis, metaphysis, Metapophysis, metastasis, metathesis, metempsychosis, Metemptosis, Metensomatosis, Microanalysis, mimesis, missis, monogenesis, Morosis, Morphosis, Mydriasis, Myopsis, Myosis, Mysis, Narcosis, Necrobiosis, Necrosis, Nemesis, Neurapophysis, Neurosis, Ochlesis, Odontiasis, Oogenesis, Organogenesis, Osmidrosis, osmosis, osteoclasis, Osteolysis, Osteoporosis, Osteosclerosis, Ostosis, paedogenesis, Pangenesis, Paracentesis, Paralysis, Paraphimosis, Paraphysis, Parapophysis, Parathesis, paremptosis, Parenesis, Parenthesis, Parostosis, parthenogenesis, Pathogenesis, Pedesis, Perigenesis, Periphrasis, Peristalsis, Persis, Pertussis, Pharmacognosis, Phasis, Phimosis, Phlogosis, Photosynthesis, Phthiriasis, Phthisis, Phyllomorphosis, Pleurapophysis, Polymorphosis, Polysynthesis, Postzygapophysis, Praezygapophysis, Prezygapophysis, Proemptosis, Prognosis, Prolepsis, Prophasis, Prosphysis, Prosthesis, Protasis, Proteolysis, Pseudoblepsis, Psoriasis, Psychanalysis, Psychogenesis, Psychosis, Pterylosis, Ptilosis, Ptosis, Pyrosis, Regenesis, Reversis, Sarcobasis, Sarcosis, satyriasis, Scepsis, Schesis, Schindylesis, Schizogenesis, Scleriasis, sclerosis, scoliosis, sepsis, siderosis, siriasis, spermatogenesis, Sphrigosis, Splanchnapophysis, Sporogenesis, stasis, Stegnosis, stenosis, Sycosis, syllepsis, symbiosis, symphysis, Synanthesis, Synartesis, Synarthrosis, Synchondrosis, Synchoresis, Synchysis, Syncrisis, Syndesmosis, Synecphonesis, Synesis, Syngenesis, synizesis, Synneorosis, synopsis, Synosteosis, Synostosis, Synteresis, synthesis, Syssarcosis, Systasis, Telangiectasis, Thanatopsis, Thermolysis, Thermoneurosis, thesis, Thlipsis, Thoracentesis, thrombosis, Tmesis, Trichiasis, trichiniasis, trichinosis, Tripsis, tuberculosis, Tussis, Tylosis, Xanthosis, Xenogenesis, Zygapophysis, Zygosis, Zymolysis, Zymosis. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: aspires, parises, praises, spireas.
	Words within the letters "a-e-i-p-r-s-s"
	-1 letter: arises, aspers, aspire, paries, parses, passer, pisser, praise, prases, prises, raises, repass, sepias, serais, spares, sparse, spears, speirs, spiers, spirea, spires.
	-2 letters: apers, apres, apses, apsis, arise, arses, arsis, asper, aspis, pairs, paise, pares, paris, parse, pases, passe, pears, peris, piers, prase, presa, press, pries, prise, priss, raise, rapes, rases, rasps, reaps, ripes, rises, saris, sears, sepia, serai, sipes, sires, spaes, spare, spars, spear, speir, spier, spies, spire.
	-3 letters: airs, aper, apes, apse, ares, arse, asps, ears, eras, ires, pair, pare, pars, pase, pass, pear, peas, peri, pias, pier, pies, piss, psis, rape, raps, rase, rasp, reap, reis, reps, rias, ripe, rips, rise, saps, sari, sear, seas, seis, sera, sers, sipe, sips, sire, sirs, spae, spar, spas, sris.
	-4 letters: air, ais, ape, are, ars, asp, ass, ear, era, ers, ess, ire, par, pas, pea, per, pes, pia, pie, pis, psi, rap, ras, rei, rep, res, ria, rip, sae, sap, sea, sei, ser, sip, sir, sis, spa, sri.
	-5 letters: ae, ai, ar, as, er, es, is, pa, pe, pi, re, si.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-i-p-r-s-s"
	+1 letter: apprises, aspirers, despairs, impresas, misparse, parishes, parvises, pastries, pavisers, piasters, piastres, praisers, praxises, raspiest, scrapies, sharpies, spiraeas, traipses, upraises.
	+2 letters: airscapes, airspaces, airspeeds, antipress, apheresis, aphorises, appraises, apprisers, aruspices, aspersing, aspersion, aspirates, diaspores, dispersal, dispraise, dispreads, earlships, espaliers, grapiness, misparsed, misparses, misphrase, paradises, parasites, parchesis, parecisms, passerine, patissier, perisarcs, pessaries, pharisees, pilasters, pinasters, piscaries, plaisters, polarises, practises, preassign, priapuses, pristanes, psaltries, psoriases, rapidness, repassing, reprisals, samphires, sapphires, sapremias, satrapies, seraphims, slipwares, spareribs, sparkiest, sparriest, spearfish, spiracles, splashier, upraisers, vaporises.
	+3 letters: aphaeresis, apospories, appetisers, appraisees, appraisers, asperities, aspersions, despairers, disappears, disparages, dispensary, dispersals, dispersant, dispraised, dispraiser, dispraises, disrepairs, dissipater, epimerases, erysipelas, euphrasies, haruspices, mastership, misphrased, misphrases, paltriness, paperiness, papistries, parabioses, parasitise, passerines, pasteurise, patisserie, patissiers, patronises, pauperisms, periplasts, persuasion, persuasive, pervasions, pillarless, pingrasses, pistareens, pityriases, planishers, plesiosaur, preassigns, precisians, prefascist, privatises, psalteries, rebaptisms, redisplays, reemphasis, replicases, rhapsodies, sandpipers, saprolites, scrappiest, separatism, separatist, serigraphs, shipmaster, slipstream, sparkliest, sparsities, sparteines, spearmints, spermaries, spermatids, spikenards, spinnakers, sprawliest, striptease, sympatries, syncarpies, tapestries, therapists, therapsids, transpires, trapezists, vespiaries.
	+4 letters: acropolises, aeciospores, aepyornises, angiosperms, antiphrases, antipyreses, antipyresis, aponeurosis, appressoria, archpriests, asparagines, aspergillus, baptistries, caryopsides, crispbreads, dealerships, diaphorases, diaphoreses, diaphoresis, disapproves, disparagers, disparities, dispatchers, dispersants, displeasure, dispraisers, dissipaters, espadrilles, gingersnaps, graphicness, grapinesses, headsprings, hippocrases, imparadises, impresarios, interphases, interspaces, jeopardises, kiloparsecs, leaderships, masterships, overpassing, overpraises, palmistries, panegyrists, paragenesis, paramnesias, parasitised, parasitises, parasitizes, parasitoses, parenthesis, paresthesia, parotitises, parsimonies, pasteurised, pasteurises, pasteurizes, pasticheurs, patisseries, peasantries, pederasties, pedestrians, pediatrists, peripatuses, periphrases, periphrasis, perishables, peristalses, peristalsis, peroxidases, persiflages, personalise, personalism, personalist, persuasible, persuasions, picaresques, plagiarises, plasterings, plesiosaurs, popularises, praesidiums, preachiness, preassigned, prefascists, presbyopias, privateness, proseminars, proteinases, prussianise, prussianize, pyranosides, rapidnesses, raspberries, readerships, reappraises, respirators, rhapsodizes, sailplaners, saponifiers, scorpaenids, scrappiness, seismograph, senatorship, separations, separatisms, separatists, septenarius, shinplaster, shipmasters, slipstreams, soapberries, speakership, spearfished, spearfishes, spermacetis, spessartine, spessartite, sphalerites, springheads, stewardship, stripteaser, stripteases, subprimates, supergiants, supremacies, supremacist, suprematism, suprematist, tapersticks, therapeusis, trapeziuses, trespassing, vasopressin, waitpersons, wardenships, wingspreads.
	+5 letters: anisotropies, antistrophes, apostrophise, appressorium, aspergillums, atmospherics, azoospermias, baptisteries, basidiospore, cataphoresis, ceratopsians, chairpersons, comradeships, conspiracies, depositaries, desipramines, desperations, disapprovers, dispensaries, dispensatory, displeasures, epigraphists, epistolaries, erysipelases, expressional, foremanships, generalships, graspingness, greasepaints, horsemanship, hypermnesias, hyperplasias, imperialisms, imperialists, impersonates, inseparables, intraspecies, leprosariums, managerships, marlinspikes, masterpieces, misanthropes, narcolepsies, nonpasserine, overemphasis, paintbrushes, paltrinesses, paperinesses, paraesthesia, parallelisms, paresthesias, parishioners, partnerships, parvoviruses, pasteurising, pasteurizers, paternalisms, paternalists, pensionaries, perestroikas, personalised, personalises, personalisms, personalists, personalizes, personalties, personations, persuasively, planispheres, plasticizers, pleasantries, pleinairisms, pleinairists, polariscopes, praetorships, prankishness, preadmission, preassigning, precessional, preestablish, primateships, processional, professional, professorial, professoriat, prussianised, prussianises, prussianized, prussianizes, psychiatries, quadricepses, reappraisals, reassumption, reemphasizes, respirations, seismographs, seismography, semiparasite, senatorships, separatistic, serigraphers, serigraphies, shinplasters, slipstreamed, sonographies, speakerships, spearfishing, spessartines, spessartites, spirochaetes, springwaters, stewardships, stripteasers, superlatives, supermassive, supernations, superplastic, superrealism, superspecial, superstation, supremacists, suprematisms, suprematists, sympathizers, timepleasers, traineeships, transpierces, transshipped, unpersuasive, vaporishness, vasopressins.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.