- divergence p. an esodeviation of the eyes that is greater in the distance than near, which may be a sign of central nervous system disease or a mild bilateral 6th nerve palsy.
- general p. SYN: paretic neurosyphilis.
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1) slight or partial paralysis
2) GENERAL PARESIS
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n.
muscular weakness caused by disease of the nervous system. It implies a lesser degree of weakness than paralysis, although the two words are often used interchangeably.
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pa·re·sis (pə-reґsis) [Gr. “relaxationâ€] slight or incomplete paralysis. paretic adjMedical dictionary. 2011.