PARESTHETIC 



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PARISTHMIC 



the upper, involving the ringers, hands and forearms, 

 often of both sides, but not infrequently of only one. 

 The neurosis appears in the following types : I. The 

 emotional. 2. The mental. 3. The neurasthenic. 

 4. The toxic. 5- Waking numbness (?). 6. The 

 type that may be called an occupation-paresthesia, as 

 it is often associated with a certain class of occupations. 

 It is more frequent in women. 



Paresthetic (par-es-thef '-ik) [napd, beside ; aioOrjotQ, 

 sensation]. Pertaining to, or having the nature of 

 paresthesia. 



Paretic (par-et'-ik) [napd, beside ; iivai, to let go]. 

 Pertaining to, or affected with, paresis. Also, a person 

 suffering from paresis. P. Dement, a person suffer- 

 ing from paretic dementia. P. Dementia. See 

 General Paralysis*of the Insane. 



Pareunia (par-u'-ne-ah) [irapd, beside; evvq, bed]. 

 Coitus ; sexual congress. . 



Parfocal Ocular. See Ocular. 



Parhidro^is (par-hid-ro'-sis). Same as Paridrosis. 



Parhomology (par-ho-mol' -o-je) [napd, beside; 6/xo?.- 

 oyia, agreement, conformity]. In biology, apparent 

 homology ; imitative homodynamy. 



Paricin ( par' -is-in)[par, equal ; Cinckona~\ ,C 16 H 18 N 2 0. 

 An amorphous alkaloid of the Cinchonas. 



Paridigitate (par-id-if '-it-at ) [par, equal ; digitatus, 

 having fingers or toes]. In biology, having an even 

 number of digits, as in artiodactyl ungulates. 



Paridin {par' -id-iri) [par, equal], C 16 H 2S O r A glu- 

 cosid obtained from Paris quadrifolia. 



Paridol (par'-id-ol) \_par, equal], C 24 H u 9 . A de- 

 composition-product of paridin. 



Paridrosis (par -id- ro'- sis) [irapd, beside; idpuq, 

 sweat]. Qualitative change in the secretion of sweat. 



Paries (pa'-re-ez) [paries, a wall: pi. , Parities']. In 

 biology, an enveloping or investing structure or wall. 



Parietal ( par-i' -et-al) [parietalis, belonging to walls], 

 (a) Pertaining to the walls of a body-cavity. (b) 

 Applied to placentae that are borne on the walls of the 

 ovary. P. Angle. See Angle. P. Bone, one of the 

 two large, rectangular bones that by their union form 

 the sides and roof of the skull. See Bones, Table of. 

 P. Boss. Same as P. Eminence. P. Cell, one of 

 a variety of cells, also called acid cells, found irregu- 

 larly distributed among the epithelium of the peptic 

 glands. They communicate with the lumen of the 

 tube by means of intercellular clefts. P. Convolu- 

 tion. See Convolutions, Table of. P. Eminence. 

 See Eminence. P. Eye. See Pineal Eye. P. 

 Foramen. See Foramen. P. Fossa, the deep- 

 est part of the inner surface of the parietal bone. 

 P. Gyrus. See P. Convolution. P. Lobe. See 

 Lobes of Brain. P. Lobules, two lobules of the 

 cerebrum, inferior and superior, separated by the 

 interparietal sulcus. P. Peritoneum, the peritoneum 

 covering the internal surface of the abdominal wall. 

 P. Placenta, in biology, a placenta borne on the ova- 

 rian wall. P. Pleura, the pleura lining the thoracic 

 wall. P. Protuberance. Same as P. Eminence. 

 P. Segment: 1. The second cranial segment, be- 

 tween the occipital and frontal, and including the 

 basisphenoid, alisphenoid, and parietal bones. 2. The 

 posterior segment of the mitral valve. P. Sulcus, the 

 intrapraietal sulcus. P. Vertebra. Same as/ 5 . Segment. 



Parietale (par -i- et- a'-le) [parietalis, belonging to 

 walls]. One of the parietal bones. 



Parieten (par-i' -et-en) [paries, wall]. Belonging to 

 the parietal bone in itself. 



Parietic Acid. A synonym of Acid, Chrysophanic. 



Parieto-frontal (par-i' -et-o-frun' -tal) [paries, a wall ; 

 frons, front]. Of, pertaining to, or representing both 

 the parietal and frontal bones ; frontoparietal. 



Parieto-mastoid ( par-i' -et-o-mas'-loid) [paries, a 

 wall; fiaoror, the breast ; eldog, like]. Pertaining to 

 the parietal bone and the mastoid process of the tem- 

 poral bone ; mastoparietal. 



Parieto-occipital (par-i' ' -et-o-ok-sip' '-it-al) [paries, a 

 wall; occiput, the back of the head]. Pertaining to 

 the parietal and occipital bones or lobes, as the 

 parieto-occipital fissure, the parieto-occipital convolu- 

 tions, and the parieto-occipital suture. 



Parieto-quadrate (par-i' -et-o-kwod' -rat) [paries, the 

 wall; quadratus, square]. Pertaining to the parietal 

 and quadrate bones. P. Arch, an arch in the skull 

 of reptiles. 



Parieto-sphenoid (par-i' -et-o-sfe'-noid) [paries, wall ; 

 0(j>i]v, wedge ; eldoc, like]. Pertaining to the parietal 

 and sphenoid bones. 



Parieto-splanchnic (par-i' -et-o-splangk' -nik) [paries, 

 a wall ; <jtt?m}'xvov, viscera]. Of or pertaining to the 

 walls of the alimentary canal, as the nervous ganglia 

 of certain molluscs. 



Parieto- squamosal (par-i' -et-o-skwa-mo' -sal) [paries, 

 a wall ; squama, a scale]. Of or pertaining to the 

 parietal and squamosal bones. P. Suture, a suture 

 between the squamous portion of the temporal bone 

 and the parietal bone. 



Parieto-temporal (par-i' -et-o-tem' -po-ral) [paries, a 

 wall; tempora, the temples]. Pertaining to the pari- 

 etal and temporal bones. P. Suture, the suture be- 

 tween the parietal and temporal bones. 



Parieto-vaginal (par-i' -et-o-vaj' -in-al)[paries, a wall; 

 vagina, a sheath]. Of or pertaining to the ectoder- 

 mal and endodermal layers of a polyzoan, as the 

 parieto-vaginal muscles. 



Parieto- visceral (par-i' -et-o-vis' -er-al) [paries, a wall ; 

 viscus, a bowel, entrails]. Of or pertaining to the 

 walls of a body-cavity and the contained viscera. 



Parietti's Solution. See Stains, Table of. 



Parigenin (par-ij'-en-in). See Parillin. 



Parillin (par-il'-in) [parilla, dim. of parra, a trained 

 vine]. A glucosid obtained from sarsaparilla. It 

 crystallizes in white scales or needles, permanent in 

 the air, neutral, odorless, at first tasteless, but after- 

 ward bitter and acrid, slightly soluble in cold water 

 and alcohol, freely so in hot. If treated by dilute 

 mineral acids it yields parigenin and sugar. 



Parin (par' -in). Synonym of Paridin. 



Pari passu (par' -e pas' -u) [L.]. Coincidently ; side 

 by side ; with equal progress; in the same degree. 



Paripinnate (par- ip-in'-at) [par, equal; pinna, wing, 

 feather]. In biology, abruptly pinnate ; i. e., without 

 an unpaired terminal leaflet. 



Paris (par' -is) [par, equal]. I. A genus of liliace- 

 ous plants. 2. The capital of France. P. Blue. 

 Same as Cobalt-blue. P. Green. Same as Schwein- 

 firth Green and Rinmann' ' s Green. See also Copper. 

 P. quadrifolia, a common European herb, the one- 

 berry, true-love, or four-leaved grass, which is actively 

 poisonous. It yields paridin. Unof. P. Red. Same 

 as Colcothar, Mauvein, and Minium. P. Violet. 

 Same as Methyl-violet. P. Yellow. Same as Chrome- 

 yellow. 



Parisagoge (par-is' -ag-og) [jrapd, beside ; ayuy6g, load- 

 ing]. Intussusception. 



Parish (pur'-ish) [ME., parishe, a parish]. A place 

 for which a separate poor-rate is or can be made, of 

 for which a separate overseer is or can be appointed. 

 (Brit. Pub. Health Act, 1875.) 



Parish's Chemical Food. See Phosphorus. 



Paristhmia (par-ist'-me-ah) [irapd, beside; io6/x6$, 

 throat]. The tonsils. 



Paristhmic (par-isf -mik) [irapd, beside; iodfioc, 

 throat]. Relating to the tonsils. 



