PARISTHMITIS 



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PAROTIDO-AURICULARIS 



Paristhmitis (par-ist-mi' -tis) [Tzapd, beside; lodfiSc, 

 throat; crir, inflammation]. Tonsillitis. 



Paristyphnin { par-is-tif f -nin) [par, equal; riooc, 

 smoke], C^H^. A ghtcosid found in the root of 

 Paris quadrifolia. 



Parity (par'-it-e) [par, equal]. Equality. 



Parity (par'-it-e) [parere, to bring forth]. The con- 

 dition of being able to bear children. 



Park's Aneurysm. See Aneurysm, and Diseases, Table 



Parkinson's Disease. See Paralysis agitans, and Dis- 

 . Table of. P.'s Mask, the immobile, mask-like 

 : ession of patients suffering with paralysis agitans. 

 and Symptoms, Table of. 



Parma-blue. Same as Spirit-blue. P.-violet. Same 

 as Rosanilin-violet . 



Paroarium, Paroarion (par-o-a' '-re-um, par-o-a' '-re- 

 i, beside; udpiov, dim. of $>v, egg]. Same 

 as Parovarium. 



Paroccipital (par-ok-sip' -it-al) [-apd, beside; occiput, 

 occiput]. I. Literally, beside the occipital region. 

 2. The mastoid apophysis. See Parieto-occipital. 



Parodinia par-o-din' -e-ah) [-apd, beside ; iodic, labor]. 

 Difficult parturition. 



Parodontis ^par-o-don'-tis). Synonym of Epulis. 



Parodyn par'-o-din). Synonym of Antipyrin. 



Parcenia (par-e'-ne-ah) [—apd, from; olvoc, wine], lu 

 legal medicine, an act committed while intoxicated, or 

 drunken. 



Paroicous (par-o / -ik-us) [-apd, beside; oIkoc, house]. 

 Same as Parecious. 



Parolivary ( par -ol'- iv -a- re) [-apd, beside ; oliva, 

 olive]. Situated near the olivary body. 



Paromphalocele (par-om-fal' -o-sel) [—apa, near; bfi- 

 oa'/'jc, navel ; KjftJ), tumor]. Hernia in the region of 

 the navel. 



Paroniria (par-o-ni' -re-ah) [~apd, beside ; bvetpoc, 

 dream]. Depraved or morbid dreaming. A condition 

 marked by imperfect sleep and by dream-excitement 

 or action of the voluntary muscles. P. ambulans, 

 sleep-walking. P. salax, a restless condition at- 

 tended with involuntary seminal emissions and lasciv- 

 ious dreams. 



Paronychia ( par- o-nik p -e-ah) [-apa, beside ; bwi;, 

 nail]. Inflammation about the finger-nail. It may be 

 phlegmonous and form an abscess. Applied also to 

 inflammation of the flexor-tendons and of their sheaths. 

 Run-around ', for the lightest form, and whitlow, for the 

 severer form, are popular names for these affections. 

 P. gangraenosa, a gangrenous inflammation around 

 the nail . resulting in the loss of the terminal phalanges. 

 P., Syphilitic, an ulcerative form due to syphilis. 

 The swelling is very marked. 



Paronychial (par-o-nik'-e-al) [—apuwx'a, a whitlow]. 

 Having the character of paronychia. 



Paronychis, Paronychias (par-o-nik'-is, par-o-nik-i' '- 

 nym of Paronychia. 



Paronychium i par-o-nik' -e-um) [~apd, beside ; bvi'x- 

 tov, a little claw; dim. of 6wf, a nail : //., Parony- 

 chia^. In biology, a bristle-like organ between the 

 terminal claws of the foot of an insect. 



Paronychosis \ par-o-nik-o'-sis) [-apa, beside; bvvz, 

 nail; vdtsoc, disease]. A diseased condition of the 

 structures about the nails ; also growth of a nail in 

 unusual places. 



Paronym (par f -o-nim) [~apa, beside; bvvua, name]. 

 A word that exactly represents a word in another lan- 

 guage, differing from it, if at all, only in some slight 

 modification. Thus nerve is a paronym of Latin nervus ; 

 ii tnusculus ; canal of canalis. A related syn- 

 onym. Cf. Heteronym. 



Parodphoritis [par-o-off-or-i'-tis) [-apa , beside ; uoo- 

 6 5 





opoc, egg-bearing ; trie, inflammation] . I. Inflamma- 

 tion of the parovarium. 2. Inflammation of the tis 

 sues about the ovary. 



Paroophoron (par-o-off' 'o-ron) [irapd, beside; o56v, an 

 egg; oipeiv, to bear: pi. , Paroophora\. In biology, 

 the organ constituted by the persistent tubules of the 

 posterior part of the Wolffian body. It was first de- 

 scribed in the male by Giraldes under the name of the 

 corps innomine, and was first described in the female 

 by Waldeyer. See Paradidymis. 



Paiophobia. (par-o-fZ-be-ah) [-dpoc, before (intensive) ; 

 on i>c, fear]. Hydrophobia. 



Parophrenitis (par-o-fren-i f -tis) [-apa, beside; 0/xyv, 

 diaphragm ; iric, inflammation]. Inflammation about 

 the diaphragm. 



Parophthalmia (par-off-thal'-me-ah) [-apa, beside ; 

 boOal.poc, eye]. Inflammation about the eye. 



Paropia (par-o'-pe-ah) [-apa, beside; u^, eye]. The 

 angle of the eyelid toward the temple. 



Paropion (par-o' '-pe-on) [irapa, beside; wt/>, eye]. An 

 eye-screen. 



Paropsis (par -op*- sis) [-apd, aside; bijjig, vision]. 

 Disordered or false vision. 



Paroptesis (par- op -te'- sis) [jrapd, near; bimjaig, a 

 roasting]. A hot-air bath. 



Paroral (par-o / -ral) [irapd, beside; os, oris, mouth]. 

 In biology, alongside the mouth or oral aperture. 



Parorasis (par-o-ra'-sis) [— apa, beside ; bpdecv, to see]. 

 Any perversion of vision or of color-perception ; an 

 hallucination. 



Parorchid (par-or'-kid). Same as Parorchis. 



Parorchidium (par-or-kid'-e-um) [-apd, beside ; bpxtQ, 

 testicle]. Abnormal position of a testicle, or its non- 

 descent. 



Parorchido - enterocele (par-or- kid f - o- en- ter'-o-sil) 

 [-apd, beside ; bpxiQ, testicle ; evrepov, intestine ; kt//j/, 

 tumor]. Inguinal hernia combined with displacement 

 of the testis. 



Parorchis (par-or' -kis) [^apa, near; bpxig, testicle]. 

 See Epididymis. 



Parorexia (par-or-eks' '-e-ah ) [izapd, aside ; bpet-ig, ap- 

 petite]. A perverted appetite. 



Parosmia ( par-oz' -me-ah ) [—apd, aside; bout/, smell]. 

 Hallucination of smell, usually unpleasant. 



Parosmis { par-oz' -mis). See Parosmia. 



Parosphresis ( par-os-fre* -sis). Same as Parosmia. 



Parosteitis (par-os-te-i'-tis). Synonym of Parostitis. 



Parosteosis (par-os-te-o' -sis). See Parostosis. 



Parostia ( par-os f -te-ah ) [^apa, beside ; bariov, bone]. 

 Disorder or defect of ossification. 



Parostitis (par-os-ti'-tis) [~apd, near ; bariov, bone ; 

 trig, inflammation]. Inflammation of the outer sur- 

 face of periosteum. 



Parostosis (par- os -to'- sis) [jcapa, beside; borkoi', 

 bone]. The abnormal formation of bone outside of 

 the periosteum, or in the connective tissue surrounding 

 the periosteum. 



Parotic (par-ot'-ik) [-xapd, near ; ore, ear]. Situated 

 near or about the ear. 



Parotid (par -of -id ) [ -apd, near ; ovc, ear]. Near 

 the ear. P. Abscess, an abscess of the parotid 

 gland ; also sometimes applied to abscess of the 

 lymphatic gland lying upon the parotid. P. Duct, 

 the excretory duct of the parotid gland. P. Glands. 

 See Salivary Glands. 



Parotidectomy (par-ot-id-ek* -to-me) [r:apa, beside ; 

 ovc, ear; eicroui/, excision]. Excision of the parotid 

 gland. 



Parotiditis (par-ot-id-i'-tis). See Parotitis. 



Parotido - auricularis (par-of -id-o - aw-rik-u-la' 'ris) 

 [rrapd , near ; ovc, ear; aura, ear]. A muscle, well- 

 developed in lower animals, arising from the surface 



