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diparesis

diparesis noun: a neurological condition that causes weakness affecting symmetrically opposed parts of the body, most commonly in the legs or face.

Noun

diparesis (plural dipareses)

  1. A neurological condition that causes weakness affecting symmetrically opposed parts of the body, most commonly in the legs or face.

Forms of diparesis

pluraldipareses

Origin of diparesis

From di- + paresis.

Questions about diparesis

What does diparesis mean?
Diparesis means a neurological condition that causes weakness affecting symmetrically opposed parts of the body, most commonly in the legs or face.
What part of speech is diparesis?
Diparesis is a noun.
What is the plural of diparesis?
The plural of diparesis is dipareses.

Words near diparesis in the dictionary

  1. diparalogous
  2. diparametric
  3. diparental
  4. diparentally
  5. dipareses
  6. diparesis
  7. dipartite
  8. dipartition
  9. DIPAs
  10. DiPasquale
  11. Dipasquales

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