Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetraparesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tetra-pare-sis
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

weakness of the muscles of all four limbs

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English paresis English tetraparesis From tetra- + paresis.

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What does tetraparesis mean?
weakness of the muscles of all four limbs
Where does tetraparesis come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English paresis English tetraparesis From tetra- + paresis.

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