PARASTATA 



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PARAXYLENE 



side or under the sphenoid. (b) A membrane-bone 



occupying the position of the sphenoid bone proper in 



the Sauropsida. (c) A mesal bone articulating with 



the vomer in amphibians and fishes. 

 Parastata (par-as' -tat-ah) [_TrapaffTa.Tr/g, epididymis]. 



Synonym of Epididymis. 

 Parastatadenitis (par-as-tat-ad-en-i'-tis). Synonym 



of Epididymitis . 

 Parastatitis (par-as-tat-i' -tis). Synonym of Epididy- 

 mitis. 

 Parasteatosis (par-as-te-at-o' -sis) [irapa, beside ; oreap, 



a hard fat]. Fatty degeneration attended with an 



altered sebaceous secretion. 

 Parastemon (par-as-te' '-mon) [irapa, about; aH/fiuv, 



the warp of a web]. Same as Staminodeum. 

 Parasternal (par-as-ter'-nal) [irapa, beside ; orepvov, 



sternum]. Beside or near the sternum. P. Line, 



the imaginary vertical line midway between the margin 



of the sternum and the line passing through the nipple. 



P. Region, the region between the sternal margin and 



the parasternal line. 

 Parastichy ( par-as' '-tik-e) [irapa, about ; ort'^oc, a row, 



line, rank: pi., Parastickies~\. In biology, a whorl 



or spiral row of organs. Cf. Orthostichy. 

 Parastigma (par-as-tig' '-mah) [irapa, beside ; OTiypa, 



a prick, spot: pi., Parastigmata~\. In biology, a 



chitinous spot on the wings of an insect. 

 Parastigmatic ( par-as-tig-mat' -ik) [irapa, beside; 



ariyjia, a spot]. I. Of, or pertaining to, the parastigma. 



2. Situated beside the stigma of an insect's wing. 

 Parastramnia, PaTastremma(par-as-tram'-ne-a/i,par- 



as-trem'-ah) [irapaoTpe<peiv, to twist]. Distortion of 



the mouth or face. 

 Parastrepsis (par-as-trep'-sis) . Synonym of Subluxa- 

 tion. 

 Parastyle (par'-as-tll) [irapa, beside ; CTvhyq, a pillar]. 



In biology, an abortive style. 

 Parasynovitis (par-as-in-o-vi'-tis) [irapa, about; avv, 



with ; ovum, egg ; iTtq, inflammation]. Inflammation 



of the structures about a joint. 

 Parasyphilitic (par-as-if-il-if '-ik) [irapa, beside ; ai'ibt- 



'A.iq, syphilis] . Not unlike syphilis, or in some way 



resembling syphilis. 

 Parasystole (par-as-is' -to-le) [irapa, beside ; avaroiXij, 



systole]. The interval between the cardiac systole and 



the diastole. 

 Paratarsia (par-at-ar' '-se-ah) [irapa, beside ; rapaoq, 



tarsus] . Ectopia of the tarsus. 

 Paratarsial [par-at-ar' -se-al) [irapa, beside; rapadq, 



tarsus]. Pertaining to the paratarsium. 

 Paratarsium (par-at-ar' -se-um) [irapa, beside ; rapa6q, 



the sole of the foot: pi. , Paratarsia"]. In biology, 



applied to the side of the tarsus of a bird to distinguish 



it from the acrotarsium. 

 Paratartaric (par-at-ar-tar' -ik) [irapa, beside • tarta- 



rum, tartar]. Resembling tartaric acid. P. Acid. 



Synonym of Acid, Racemic. 

 Paratela (par-at-e'-lah) [irapa, beside ; tela, a web]. 



The tela of the lateral ventricle of the brain. 

 Parateresiomania (par-at-er-es-e-o-ma' -ne-ah) [irapa- 



Tr'/pr/cnr, observation; pavia, madness]. A mania 



for observing, or seeing new sights. 

 Parathenar (par-ath-e'-nar) [irapa, beside ; divap, the 



flat of the foot]. Applied to the abductor and flexor 



brevis muscles of the little toe. 

 Parathymia (par-ath-i'-ine-ah) [irapa, beyond ; dv/uoq, 



mind]. Mental strain, or overwork. 

 Parathyroid (par-ath-i' -roid) [irapa, beside ; 6vpe6q, 



a shield; euhc, like]. Lying beside the thyroid 



gland. 

 Paratoloid ( par-at' -o-loid). A synonym of Tuberculin. 



See Lymph. 



Paratoluidin (par-at o-lu'-id-in) [irapa, beside ; tolui- 

 din\. A so-called aromatic, or benzyl-compound 

 resembling toluidin, and derived from coal-tar. It has 

 been proposed as a remedy in tuberculosis. 



Paratolyl ( par-at' '-o-lil). A liquid with a strong odor, 

 inducing, when inhaled, headache and epistaxis. It is 

 also called Phosphene. 



Paratomial (par-at-o' -me-al) [irapa, beside; rapeiv, to 

 cut]. Pertaining to the paratomium. 



Paratomium (par-at-o' -me-um) [~apd, beside ; Tapelv, 

 to cut: pi., Paratomia\ In biology, applied to the 

 side of the upper mandible, to distinguish it from the 

 culmen and tomium. 



Paratonia (par-at-o' '-ne-ah) [irapa, beside ; Tovoq, 

 stretching]. In biology, over-extension ; excessive 

 tension. 



Paratonic (par-at-on'-ik) [irapa, beside ; teiveiv, to 

 stretch]. In biology, Sachs' term for states of de- 

 pressed activity in plants. 



Paratopia (par-at-o' '-pe-ah) [irapa, beside; roiroq, 

 place] . Displacement. 



Paratremma (par-at-rem'-ak). Synonym of Para- 

 trimma. 



Paratrichosis (par-at-rik-o'-sis) [irapa, beside; Opit-, 

 hair]. Trichosis characterized by an excessive growth 

 of imperfect hair, or by growth in abnormal places. 



Paratrimma (par-at-rim' -ah) [irapa, along ; Tpijieiv, 

 to rub]. Intertrigo. Chafing. See Erythema. 



Paratriptic (par-at-rip'-tik) [irapa, beside ; Tpifecv, to 

 rub]. Rubbing together ; increasing waste. 



Paratrope (par-af -ro-pe) [irapa, beside ; Tpkiretv, to 

 turn]. Twisting of a limb. 



Paratrophy (par-af -ro-fe) [irapa, beside ; Tpo<pr), nu- 

 trition]. Perverted or abnormal nutrition. 



Paratyphlitis (par-at-if-li'-tis) [irapa, beyond ; ri^Aoc, 

 blind ; ltlq, inflammation]. Inflammation of the extra- 

 peritoneal and post-cecal connective tissue. It is 

 always secondary to typhlitis. The tumor in the right 

 iliac fossa is frequently concealed by intestinal folds 

 that are filled with air and mask the dulness on percus- 

 sion. The term is going out of use, and is being re- 

 placed by appendicitis. 



Parauchenium (par-aw-ke'-ne-uvi) [irapa, beside; 

 avxvv, neck]. In biology, the lateral cervical region. 



Paraumbilical (par-ah-um-bil' -ik-ai) [irapa, beside; 

 bp.3iA.iK.6q, umbilicus]. Near the navel. 



Paravaginitis (par-av-aj-in-i'-tis) [irapa, beside ; va- 

 gina, vagina; iriq, inflammation]. Inflammation of the 

 connective tissue surrounding the vagina. 



Paravertebral (par-av-er'-te-bral) [irapa, beside; 

 vertebra, vertebra]. Situated near the spinal column. 



Paravesical (par-av-es'-ik-at) [irapa, beside; vesica, 

 bladder]. Situated near the urinary bladder. P. 

 Pouch, the peritoneal pocket on either side of the 

 bladder. 



Paraxanthin (par-az-an' '-thin) [irapa, beyond; !-avd6q t 

 yellow], C 7 H g N 4 2 . A leukomain discovered in 1SS3, 

 and since shown to be a normal constituent of urine, 

 though present in very small quantities. It was for- 

 merly called urotheobromin. Paraxanthin is isomeric 

 with theobromin, also with dioxy-dimethyl-purpurin ; 

 it is, therefore, a dimethyl-xanthin. It crystallises 

 readily in characteristic flat, somewhat irregular, six- 

 sided tables when its solutions are slowly evaporated, 

 or in needles if rapidly evaporated. See Leukomaim, 



Paraxial (par-aks'-e-al) [irapa, beside; at-iq, axis]. 

 Lying near the axis of the body. A descriptive term 

 applied to certain muscles, which, in the Bitiiattt 

 represented by the intercostal and abdominal muscles. 



Paraxon ( par-uks* -dn) [irapa, beside ; dfow.axis]. 1 me 

 of the first branches of an axis cylinder, a collateral. 



Paraxylene (par-aks'-il-ln) [irapa, beside ; 



