Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,810,287,065 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

paresis
(redirected from paretic)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia 0.03 sec.
paresis [pə′rē·səs]
(medicine)
A slight paralysis.
Incomplete loss of muscular power.
Weakness of a limb.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
7 million people who have survived a stroke (3) have residual motor disability, and of these, 30% to 66% have a nonfunctional paretic arm.
Laryngeal examination revealed a paretic right vocal fold and a mild phonatory glottic gap.
For example, the BI is heavily weighted on general mobility functions, and a high score (indicating independence) can be achieved without adequate recovery of the paretic upper limb).
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.