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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

paresis
    n 1: a slight or partial paralysis

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Paresis \Par"e*sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. pa`resis, fr. parie`nai
   to let go; para` from + "ie`nai to send.] (Med.)
   Incomplete paralysis, affecting motion but not sensation.
   [1913 Webster]

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