pa·re·sis (p?-r??s?s, p?r??-s?s)n. pl. pa·re·ses (-s?z) 1. Slight or partial paralysis.2. General paresis.[Greek, act of letting go, paralysis, from par?enai, to let fall : para-, beside; see para-1 + h?enai, to throw; see y?- in Indo-European roots.]pa·ret?ic (p?-r?t??k) adj. & n.pa·ret?i·cal·ly adv.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.paresis (p??ri?s?s; ?pær?s?s) n, pl -ses (-?si?z) 1. (Pathology) incomplete or slight paralysis of motor functions2. (Pathology) short for general paresis. See general paralysis of the insane[C17: via New Latin from Greek: a relaxation, from parienai to let go, from para-1 + hienai to release] paretic adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014pa?re?sis (p??ri s?s, ?pær ? s?s) n. partial motor paralysis. [1685?95;