tetraparesis

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noun

weakness of the muscles of all four limbs

OriginEnglish paresis ← Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores →
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Meanings

nountetraparesis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineweakness of the muscles of all four limbs

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Englishparesis
  7. Englishtetraparesis

From tetra- + paresis.

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Chicago

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