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PARASITES 



Parapophysis {par-ap-off' -is-is) \_izapd, beside ; cnrocp- 

 vaig, offshoot]. In comparative anatomy, the process 

 homologous to the lower transverse process of a 

 vertebra. 



Parapoplexy {par-ap' -o-pleks-e) \jrapd, beside; ano- 

 ir'/jji-ia, apoplexy]. A masked or slight form of 

 apoplexy. 



Paraproctitis {par-ap-rok-ti' '-tis) [yrapd, beside; irpon- 

 rog, anus ; trig, inflammation]. Inflammation of the 

 connective tissue about the rectum. 



Paraproctium {par-ap-rok' -te-um) [napd, beside; 

 wpuKTog, anus]. The connective tissue that surrounds 

 the rectum. 



Parapsis {par-ap' ' -sis)\napa, beside ; dipig, a touching]. 

 A perverted condition of the sense of touch. 



Parapsis ( par-ap' -sis) \jiapd, beside; dipig, a loop, 

 wheel : pi. , Parapsi~\. In biology, MacLeay's name 

 for the lateral portion of the mesoscutum of the thorax 

 when separate from the dorsal portion ; the plagtz scapu- 

 lares of Haliday and the scapula: of Thomson. 



Parapteral {par-ap' '-ter-al) [irapa, beside ; itrepdv, 

 wing.] Pertaining to the parapterum. 



Parapteron ( par-ap' '-ter-on) . Same as Parapterum. 



Parapterum {par-ap' -ter-uni) [napd, beside ; itrepdv, 

 wing : pi., Paraptera~\. In- biology : (a) The third of 

 the three sclerites into which each lateral segment of 

 each thoracic segment of an insect is divisible ; {b) 

 the scapular feathers of a bird's wing. 



Paraqueduct {par-ak' -zve-dukt) [rra/jd, beside; aqua, 

 water; ducere, to lead]. The lateral division of the 

 mesocele in the brain of birds and frogs, serially homo- 

 logous with the paracele or lateral ventricle. 



Paraquinanisol {par-ak-win-an' '-is-ol) [napd, beside ; 

 quinanisol~\, C 10 H 9 NO. An artificial alkaloid possess- 

 ing antipyretic properties. 



Pararabin {par-ar' '-ab-iri) [wnpd, beside ; ' ApafitKog , 

 Arabic]. A constituent of sugar-beet. Boiling with 

 alkalies converts it into arabic acid. 



Pararectal {par-ar-ek'-tal) \jrapd, beside; rectum, 

 rectum]. Beside or near the rectum. P. Pouch, 

 a peritoneal depression behind the broad ligament and 

 beside the rectum. 



Parareducin ( par-ar-e-du f -sin)\jTapd, beside ; reducere, 

 to lead back]. An alkaloid found in conjunction 

 with reducin in the urine. 



Pararhotacism {par-ar-o'-tas-izm). See Rhotacism. 



Pararhythmus {par-ar-ith' -mus) [napd, beside ; 

 pvO/uog, rhythm] . Disturbed rhythm. 



Pararthrema, Pararthresis {par-ar-thre' -mah, par- 

 ar-thre' '-sis) \jrapd, beside ; Apdpov, joint]. Sublux- 

 ation. 



Pararthria {par-ar' -thre-ah) \napd, beside ; dpdpov, 

 articulation]. A disorder or difficulty in the utter- 

 ance of articulate speech. 



Pararthrosis {par-ar-thro' -sis). Synonym of Parai 

 thria. 



Parasaccharose {par-as-ak' -ar-oz) \jrapd, beside 

 aduxapov, sugar], C 12 H 22 O u . A crystalline modifies 

 tion of saccharose obtained by allowing a mixture o 

 saccharose and ammonium phosphate in solution t 

 ferment. 



Parasalpingitis {par-as-al-pin-ji' -tis) [~npd, near 

 od'ATTiyi; , tube ; trig, inflammation]. Inflammation o 

 the tissues around an oviduct. 



Paraschistes {par-as-kis'-tez) [rrapaaxioTrjg, one wh 

 opens corpses to embalm them; from rrapd, 'to 

 oxfaiv, to rend asunder]. A grade of ancient Egyr 

 tian priests who began and carried out the process o 

 embalming ; they were also called by the Greeks Tan 

 chtutce (Tapixeia, embalming), and by the Egyptian 

 themselves Xar-heb. 



Parasecretion {par-as-e-kre'-shun) \_Tvapd, besi< 

 cernere, to secrete]. Any abnormality of secretion 

 any substance abnormally secreted. 



Parasemia ( par- as -e' -me- ah) \_napd, beside ; a 

 unintelligible]. Simulated asemia. See Asemia. 



Parasigmatismus {par-as-ig-mat-iz'-mus) [rrapd, be 

 side ; aiypa, the letter c]. The inability to pronounc 

 s or sh, another letter, as/", being substituted. 



Parasinoidal { par-as-in-oi' '-dal) [irapd, beside; sinus 

 sinus]. Eying near or along a cerebral sinus. P 

 Space, one of the small venous clefts on either sidi 

 of the superior longitudinal sinus of the dura. 



Parasite {par'-as-ll) \napa, near; oirog, food], i 

 The minor and feebler member of a pair of teraticall; 

 joined twins. See Autosite. 2. In biology, an organisn 

 that inhabits another organism and obtains nourish 

 ment from it ; it may be a phytoparasite or a zoopara 

 site, an ectoparasite or an endoparasitc, occ 

 constant, tempora?y or stationary, obligate or facultatkk 

 a true parasite or a. pseudo-parasite. The term para-it 

 is also applied to such birds as construct no nest an* 

 perform none of the duties of incubation, but impn- 

 on other birds for this purpose. Parasites that att.i; 

 their full development upon or within a single bust 

 said to be autecious, or autoxenous ; those that pa>j 

 different stages of development upon or within difte 

 ent hosts are said to be heterecious, or meteciouX 

 Among certain invertebrates the degenerated male b< 

 comes a permanent parasite of the female. P., Ac; 

 cidental, one which, though ordinarily not parasitij 

 has found its entrance into the body ; e. ; 

 tomia constrictum, P. denticulatum, CEstrus hoi\ 

 inis, and others. P., Animal, a parasite belonging j 

 the animal kingdom. A table of animal parasites 

 appended. P., Endophytic, one living within 

 tissues of its host. P., Epiphytic, a parasite inhal 

 ing the cutaneous or mucous surfaces. 



SYNONYMATIC TABLE OF THE ANIMAL PARASITES OF MAN AND OF Tf 

 ANIMALS COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH HIM. 



Abraxas grossulariata, Einne. The common goose- 

 berry-moth ; the larva was reported as a human pseudo- 

 parasite by Lankester and Norton, of England. 

 — Acanthia ciliata, Acanthia rotundata, two spe- 

 cies cited by Cobbold as belonging to Kasam and 

 Reunion Island respectively, which are said to be more 

 blood-thirsty than the common bed-bug. — Acanthia 

 columbaria, Jenyns. The dove-cot bug. It infests 

 doves and poultry, frequently causing sitting hens to 

 abandon their eggs. — Acanthia lectularia. See 

 Cimex lectularius. — Acarus aegyptius, Einne. See 

 Ixodes agyptius, Audouin. — Acarus brachypus, 

 Olfers. See Sarcoptes scabiei, var. hominis, Megnin. 



— Acarus du cheval, Gohier. See Psoror 

 munis, var. equi, Fiirstenberg. — Acarus domes 

 cus, de Geer. See Gtyciphagus cursor, P. Gerva 

 Acarus dysenteriae, Einne. See Tyogh 

 Eatreille. — Acarus elephantiacus, Dubii 

 See Sarcoptes scabiei, var. /////, Megnin. — Acar j 

 exulcerans, Linne ex Nyander. See Sa 

 var. hominis, Megnin. — Acarus folliculoru' 

 Simon. See Dcmodex folliculorum, Owen, 

 hordei, Geber. See Parson, was inonunj 

 R. Hlanchard. — Acarus humanus subcutanev 

 Einne ex Avelin. See Sarcoptes scabiei. var 

 Megnin. — Acarus marginatus, Fabric in-. 



