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Definition of "paraparesis" []

  • Partial paralysis of the lower limbs. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "paraparesis" in a sentence
  • "There I cause myelopathy or even tropical spastic paraparesis."
  • "Epidemic spastic paraparesis occurs mainly among women and children."
  • "Three recent articles give additional details on the occurrence of spastic paraparesis in the Bandundo region of Zaire (110 live and 24 dead cases)."
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