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pariesis

pariesis is the alternative spelling of paresis.

Meaning of paresis

Noun

paresis (countable and uncountable, plural pareses)

  1. A paralysis which is incomplete or which occurs in isolated areas.
  2. Inflammation of the brain as a cause of dementia or paralysis.
    • "You really touch the limit," said he. "You enlarge my view of the possible. Cerebral paresis! Mental inertia! Wonderful!" He was too absurd to make me angry.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC

Questions about pariesis

What is pariesis the alternative spelling of?
Pariesis is the alternative spelling of paresis.

Words near pariesis in the dictionary

  1. paridons
  2. paridrosis
  3. parids
  4. parient
  5. paries
  6. pariesis
  7. parietal
  8. parietal art
  9. parietal bone
  10. parietal bones
  11. parietal cell

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