general paresis
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nounDefinition of GENERAL PARESIS
: insanity caused by syphilitic alteration of the brain that leads to dementia and paralysis —called also general paralysis of the insane
First Known Use of GENERAL PARESIS
1874
general paresis
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of GENERAL PARESIS
: insanity caused by syphilitic alteration of the brain that leads to dementia and paralysis—called also dementia paralytica, general paralysis of the insane
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