PARACENTERION 



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PARACRESOTIC ACID 



Paracenterion ( par - as- en - te'- re - on) . Synonym of 

 Trocar. 



Paracentesis (par-as-en-te' 'sis) [napa, beside ; Kkvrrj- 

 oig, puncture]. Piercing or tapping a cavity of the 

 body, such as the chambers of the eye, or the thorax, 

 for the evacuation of fluid. 



Paracentral (par-as-en' '-tral) [napa, beside ; nevrpov, 

 center]. Alongside, or situated near, a center. P. 

 Lobule. See Lobulus. 



Paracentric (par-as-en' -trik) [napa, beside ; nivrpov, 

 center]. Approaching the center. 



Paracephalus (par-as-ef -al-us) [napa, beside ; nefyaM], 

 head]. I. A species of omphalosite monsters, char- 

 acterized by the presence of four extremities, more or 

 less imperfect, especially in the digits, an imperfectly- 

 formed head, a rudimentary condition of the viscera, 

 and, occasionally, absence of the heart. The paracepha- 

 lus is one of unioval twins, the sex being always the 

 same, and usually female. It is incapable of living. 

 2. A variety of the foregoing species in which the 

 head is very imperfectly-formed, more or less defect- 

 ive in all its parts, but exhibiting rudiments of the 

 cranium and of the organs of sense, and possessing 

 even an oral orifice and a buccal cavity. The trunk is 

 also defective, and there are no superior extremities. 



Parachloralose (par- ak - lo f - ral- oz) [napa, beside ; 

 X?Mpoc, green]. A product of the action of chloral 

 upon sugar. It is insoluble in water and is practically 

 inert. 



Paracholesterin (par-ak-o-les' '-ter-in) [napa, beside ; 

 Xohi], bile; areap, fat], CjgH^O. One of the vege- 

 table cholesterins. 



Paracholia (par - ak - o' - le - ah) [napa, beside; x°^Vy 

 bile]. Any abnormality in the secretion of bile. 



Parachordal (par-ak-or'-dal) [napa, beside; %opdq, a 

 string; specifically the chorda or notochord]. In 

 biology : (a) One of two bars of cartilage extending 

 alongside the occipital notochord in the human fetus. 

 (6) Adjoining the cephalochord ; situated at the side 

 of the cranial part of the notochord of the embryo. 

 (c) Pertaining to the cartilaginous basis of the cranium 

 in the embryo. 



Parachrea (par-ak-re' -ah)[napa , beside ; xP oia > color]. 

 Morbid discoloration, or change of complexion. 



Parachroma (par-ak' -ro-mah) [napa, beside ; xp&, ua > 

 color]. Any pigmentary disease of the skin. See 

 Parachromatism. 



Parachromatin (par- ak - ro'- mat -in) [napa, beside ; 

 Xpoma, color]. In biology, that portion of the 

 nucleoplasm which goes to form the spindle-threads 

 during mitosis; linin. It is but slightly stainable, 

 whence the name. 



Parachromatism (par-ak-ro' -mat-izm) [napa, beside; 

 Xpufia, color]. False, or incorrect perception of 

 color. It is not the same as true color-blindness, 

 which it may approach more or less completely. 



Parachromatoblepsia (par-ak-romat-o-blep'-se-ah). 

 See Parachromatism. 



Parachromatosis ( par-ak-ro-mat-o' -sis)[napa, beside ; 

 Xp&ua, skin ; v6aoq, disease]. Any one of the pig- 

 mentary skin-diseases. 



Parachromophore (par-ak-ro' ' -mo-for) [napa, beside; 

 Xpu/ia, color; (popog, bearing]. In biology, applied 

 to chromogenic bacteria that produce the pigment 

 as an excretion-product, but retain it in the organism. 



Parachrosis ( par-ak-ro' -sis) [napa, beside ; j/hIkt/c, 

 coloring]. The existence of a pigmentary skin-disease. 



Parachymosis (par - ak- i - mo' - sis) [napa , beside ; 

 Xvfibq, juice]. A morbid state of a secretion or a 

 secreting organ. 



Paracinema (par-as-ine'-mah). Synonym of Dislo- 

 cation. 



Paracinesis (par-as-in-e'-sis) [napa, beside ; k/i 

 motion]. Morbid movement of the voluntary muscles, 

 arising from a diseased condition of the motor nerves 

 or centers. 



Paraclonus (par-ak'-lo-mts). Synonym of Paramyo- 

 clonus. 



Paracmasis (par-ak' -mas-is). Synonym of Paracme. 



Paracmastic (par-ak-mas'-tik ) [napa, beside ; clkjii), 

 acme]. Pertaining to the declining stage. 



Paracme (par-ak' -me) [napa, beside ; an/ir/, point, 

 prime]. In biology, the degeneration or decadence 

 of a group of organisms after they have reached their 

 acme of development. 



Paracnemion (par-ak-ne' -me-on). Synonym of Fibula. 



Paracoe (par - ak' - o - e) [napaKoi/, only half heard]. 

 Some perversion of the sense of hearing, in which 

 sounds are not heard distinctly. 



Paraccele (par'-as-el). See Paracele. 



Paraccelia (par-as-e'-le-ah ). Same as Paracele. 



Paracolitis (par - ak - o- W- tis) [napa, beside ; ku/mv, 

 colon; trig, inflammation]. Inflammation of the 

 outer coat of the colon. 



Paracolpitis (par-ak-ol-pi'-tis) [napa, by ; n 

 vagina ; itiq, inflammation]. Inflammation of the 

 connective tissue about the vagina. 



Paracondylar, (par-ak-on' -dil-ar) [napa, beside ; kov- 

 6v?,og, knuckle; eldog, like]. Situated alongside a 

 condyle or a condylar region. 



Paracondyloid (par - ak - on' - dil - oid) [napa, beside ; 

 KdvdvXog, knuckle ; ehhc , form] . Adjoining the con- 

 dyles. 



Paracone (par'-ak-on) [napa, beside; nuvog, cone]. 

 The antero-external cusp of an upper molar tooth. 



Paraconicin (par-ak-on' -is-iii) [napa, beside ; nuvewv, 

 hemlock]. An isomer of coniin, possessing similar 

 physiologic properties. 



Paraconid (par-ak-o'-nid) [napa, beside ; nuvaq, cone]. 

 The antero-internal cusp of a lower molar tooth. 



Paraconiin (par-ak-o' -ni-in) [napa, beside; a< 

 hemlock], C 8 H 15 N. A principle formed from normal 

 butyraldehyd and butylidene chlorid upon heating 

 them with alcoholic ammonia. It is a colorless liquid, 

 with a stupefying odor, boiling at l68°-i70° C. It is 

 said to have the physiologic properties of coniin, 

 whence the name. 



Paracope (par-ak' -o-pe) [napa, beside, aside; k6ti 

 to strike]. Insanity or delirium. 



Paracopic (par-ak-op'-ik) [napanonTinog , frantic]. In- 

 sane or delirious. 



Paracorolla (par-ak-o-rol'-ah) [napa, about ; * 

 crown, garland]. In biology, an appendage in the 

 throat of the corolla; the crown, as in Narcissus. 



Paracoto (par-ak-o' -to) [napa, beside ; Sp. , 

 cubit]. A South American tree closely relai 

 Colo. Its bark contains a neutral substance, / 

 toln, closely resembling cotoin, but about ha 

 strong. P. Bark, a variety of bark from Bolivia, ol 

 undetermined origin, but much resembling coto. 



Paracoto'in ( par-ak-o' -to-in) [napa, beside ; Sp 

 a cubit], C, 9 H,, 2 O fi . An active principle of Part 

 and Paracoto Bark, valuable in cholera. It i> similar 

 to, but less active than, cotoin. Dose gr. l / 2 -]. 1 nof. 



Paracoto'inic Acid (par-ak-o-to-in'-ik) [-apti. beside; 

 Sp., coto, a cubit], C 19 H,,_,0 + H.,0. An amor] 

 substance obtained when paracotoin is boiled with 

 potassium hydrate. 



Paracoumaric Acid (par-ak-oo-mar'-ik) [Tm/xi.besid 

 coumarin\, C 9 H 8 O a . An acid obtained by treating 

 aloes with sulphuric acid. 



Paracousia, Paracousis (par-ak-oo' -ze-ah, par-aku' ■ 

 sis). See Paracusis. 



Paracresotic Acid (par-ak- re-sot' -ik). See Acid. 



