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单词 paresis
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Definition of paresis in English:

paresis

nounPlural pareses ˈparɪsɪspəˈriːsɪspəˈrisɪs
mass nounMedicine
  • 1A condition of muscular weakness caused by nerve damage or disease; partial paralysis.

    〔医〕不完全麻痹;轻瘫

    examination indicates paresis of the upper left limb
    count noun some patients had pareses of the arms or legs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • With peripheral facial nerve paresis, the forehead and eyes may be affected.
    • Gastrointestinal autonomic neuropathy may cause paresis anywhere in the digestive tract, with damage to small myelinated and unmyelinated splanchnic nerves.
    • The most alarming symptom of Bell's palsy is paresis; up to three quarters of affected patients think they have had a stroke or have an intracranial tumour.
    • A right facial droop was noted, indicating a central facial nerve paresis.
    • In a prospective study of 59 patients undergoing cardiac surgery, the amplitude and area of diaphragmatic evoked potentials were more sensitive than latency in detecting phrenic nerve paresis.
    Synonyms
    immobility, powerlessness, lack of sensation, numbness, deadness, incapacity, debilitation
    1. 1.1 Inflammation of the brain in the later stages of syphilis, causing progressive dementia and paralysis.
      (梅毒后期大脑炎症引起的)麻痹性痴呆;全身性麻痹
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The clinical presentation has shifted from general paresis and tabes dorsalis to meningovascular and atypical forms.
      • In 1892, he attempted suicide and was sent to a clinic suffering from syphilitic paresis, which had driven him mad; he died at the age of 42.
      • All the identified patients had psychotic illnesses: mania and melancholia, general paresis, and post-encephalitic states.
      • Parenchymatous syphilis was formerly called general paresis of the insane.
      • Despite this, the second crisis occurred in 1916, with a published report on the transmission of syphilis from patients with general paresis into animals.

Derivatives

  • paretic

  • adjective pəˈrɛtɪkpəˈrɛdɪk
    Medicine
    • During quiet breathing, equivalent tidal volumes were achieved by the paretic and healthy hemithorax.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • No significant differences were found between the VT of the paretic and the healthy sides in patients during quiet breathing.
      • Nonetheless, how can we explain the observation that in two of the eight patients the VT on the paretic side was either similar or slightly greater than that of the healthy side during VH?
      • The ventilatory response to CO2 was similar on the right and left sides in control subjects, whereas it was significantly higher on the paretic side than on the healthy side in patients.
      • But confine them in hell for their paretic assumption that there is no alternative but their own groove.

Origin

Late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek parienai 'let go', from para- 'alongside' + hienai 'let go'.

Definition of paresis in US English:

paresis

nounpəˈrisɪspəˈrēsis
Medicine
  • 1A condition of muscular weakness caused by nerve damage or disease; partial paralysis.

    〔医〕不完全麻痹;轻瘫

    examination indicates paresis of the upper left limb
    count noun some patients had pareses of the arms or legs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In a prospective study of 59 patients undergoing cardiac surgery, the amplitude and area of diaphragmatic evoked potentials were more sensitive than latency in detecting phrenic nerve paresis.
    • A right facial droop was noted, indicating a central facial nerve paresis.
    • Gastrointestinal autonomic neuropathy may cause paresis anywhere in the digestive tract, with damage to small myelinated and unmyelinated splanchnic nerves.
    • With peripheral facial nerve paresis, the forehead and eyes may be affected.
    • The most alarming symptom of Bell's palsy is paresis; up to three quarters of affected patients think they have had a stroke or have an intracranial tumour.
    Synonyms
    immobility, powerlessness, lack of sensation, numbness, deadness, incapacity, debilitation
    1. 1.1 Inflammation of the brain in the later stages of syphilis, causing progressive dementia and paralysis.
      (梅毒后期大脑炎症引起的)麻痹性痴呆;全身性麻痹
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The clinical presentation has shifted from general paresis and tabes dorsalis to meningovascular and atypical forms.
      • In 1892, he attempted suicide and was sent to a clinic suffering from syphilitic paresis, which had driven him mad; he died at the age of 42.
      • Parenchymatous syphilis was formerly called general paresis of the insane.
      • All the identified patients had psychotic illnesses: mania and melancholia, general paresis, and post-encephalitic states.
      • Despite this, the second crisis occurred in 1916, with a published report on the transmission of syphilis from patients with general paresis into animals.

Origin

Late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek parienai ‘let go’, from para- ‘alongside’ + hienai ‘let go’.

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