Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with paresis: as, a paretic affection; a paretic, patient.
- noun One who suffers from paresis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to paresis; affected with paresis.
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- adjective pertaining to
paresis
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person afflicted with paresis (partial paralysis)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Nor could general hospitals pick up the slack; their concern with acute illnesses and short patient stays rendered them unsuitable for the care for paretic patients capable of surviving for as long as five years.40
The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994
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Similarly, Malzberg called attention to improving outcomes of schizophrenic and paretic patients.38
The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994
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Given the nature of the disease, few households were prepared to cope with paretic members.
The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994
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By the early twentieth century, the number of paretic admissions began to increase dramatically.
The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994
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To be sure, Boston Psychopathic admitted substantial numbers of paretic patients, a group well represented in asylum populations.
The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994
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Similarly, Malzberg called attention to improving outcomes of schizophrenic and paretic patients.38
The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994
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By the early twentieth century, the number of paretic admissions began to increase dramatically.
The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994
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At that time about a fifth of all male first admissions to mental hospitals fell into the paretic category.
The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994
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Nor could general hospitals pick up the slack; their concern with acute illnesses and short patient stays rendered them unsuitable for the care for paretic patients capable of surviving for as long as five years.40
The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994
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At that time about a fifth of all male first admissions to mental hospitals fell into the paretic category.
The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994
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