Paresis vs. Palsy

Paresisnoun

A paralysis which is incomplete or which occurs in isolated areas.

Palsynoun

(pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.

Paresisnoun

Inflammation of the brain as a cause of dementia or paralysis.

Palsyverb

To paralyse, either completely or partially.

Paresisnoun

Incomplete paralysis, affecting motion but not sensation.

Palsyadjective

(colloquial) Chummy, friendly.

Paresisnoun

a slight or partial paralysis

Palsynoun

Paralysis, complete or partial. See Paralysis.

Paresis

In medicine, paresis () is a condition typified by a weakness of voluntary movement, or by partial loss of voluntary movement or by impaired movement. When used without qualifiers, it usually refers to the limbs, but it can also be used to describe the muscles of the eyes (ophthalmoparesis), the stomach (gastroparesis), and also the vocal cords (Vocal cord paresis).

Palsyverb

To affect with palsy, or as with palsy; to deprive of action or energy; to paralyze.

Palsynoun

loss of the ability to move a body part

Palsynoun

a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor

Palsyverb

affect with palsy

Palsy

Palsy is a medical term which refers to various types of paralysis, often accompanied by weakness and the loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking. The word originates from the Anglo-Norman paralisie, parleisie et al., from the accusative form of Latin paralysis, from Ancient Greek παράλυσις (parálusis), from παραλύειν (paralúein, “to disable on one side”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + λύειν (lúein, “loosen”).