-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.
In real words
Medical words with -paresis
weakness on one side of the body
weak, slow stomach muscle contractions that delay the emptying of food into the intestines
weakness, or partial paralysis, of a single limb
weakness of all four limbs; another name for quadriparesis
weakness of all four limbs
Don't mix it up
Parts easily confused with -paresis
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Checked against
Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- 1.4 – Suffix – Building a Medical Terminology Foundation 2e
- PARESIS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
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Changes in structure
-paresis is one of 11 parts in this lesson. Learn them together, then take real words apart.
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