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Medical Suffix

-paresis

slight or partial paralysis

From Greek paresis, a letting go, slackening

Meaning

What does -paresis mean?

-paresis is a suffix meaning slight or partial paralysis. It comes from Greek paresis, a letting go, slackening.

Milder than -plegia: with paresis some movement is left, with plegia none is.

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Medical words with -paresis

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Parts easily confused with -paresis

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