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noun
A paralysis which is incomplete or which occurs in isolated areas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Inflammation of the brain as a cause of dementia or paralysis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a slight or partial paralysis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: paralysis, palsy
Narrower terms: paraparesis
History
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek πάρεσις (páresis, “letting go, paralysis”), from παρίημι (paríēmi, “relax”), from παρα- (para-) + ἵημι (híēmi, “let go”).
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
