paresis
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- noun
- /pəˈriːsɪs/
- Specialized
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paresia
- The patient experienced paresis in the right arm, making it difficult to lift objects.
- facial paresis
- muscle paresis
Examples
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Two months later, the paresis of the left fold had begun to abate.
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We performed this procedure on 19 patients and observed only 1 postoperative complication: mild paresis of the right marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve following the excision of a Warthin's tumor.
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In this, six patients had paresis.
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There were no cases of facial paresis or palsy.
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The paresis can be either fluctuating or progressive in nature.
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Facial paralysis or paresis has been reported in 9% of reviewed cases.
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Of particular importance is the presence of vocal fold paralysis or paresis.
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On follow-up, flexible laryngoscopy revealed good healing but paresis of both vocal folds.
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Symptomatic hemidiaphragmatic paresis (no pneumothorax events).
Academic text (2018) -
The seventh (peripheral facial paresis) or fifth (decreased corneal reflex, facial numbness) cranial nerve is usually involved.
Academic text (2004)
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Etymology
Paresis comes from an old Greek word that meant 'letting go' or 'relaxing'. It is related to paralysis, and the idea of 'letting go' helps explain that paresis is a partial loss of movement or strength rather than a complete loss.