PAROTIDONCUS 



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PARTURIFACIENT 



of the parotid gland and inserted into the base of the 

 concha. Its function is to abduct and depress the 

 pinna. 



Parotidoncus (par-ot-id-ong'-kus). See Parotitis. 



Parotidoscirrhus (par-ot-id-o-skir' -us) [rvapd, beside ; 

 m*f , ear ; OKtppog, hard]. Scirrhous carcinoma of the 

 parotid gland. 



Parotis (par-o'-tis) [L.]. The parotid gland. P. 

 accessoria, a small lobule near the parotid gland, 

 called the accessory parotid gland. 



Parotitic (par-o-tit'-ik) [-rrapd, beside; ovg, ear; trig, 

 inflammation]. Having the mumps; affected with 

 parotitis. 



Parotitis (par-o-ti'-tis) [tvapd, beside; ovg, ear; iTt.g, 

 inflammation]. Inflammation of the parotid gland, 

 commonly called the mumps. P. contagiosa, 

 mumps. P., Epidemic, ordinary mumps. P., Idio- 

 pathic, mumps. P., Metastatic, mumps secondary 

 to disease elsewhere ; it is not uncommon in infec- 

 tious diseases, and usually goes on to suppuration. 



Parotoid (par'-o-toid) [zaptdrig, the parotid gland; 

 eldog, form]. In biology, applied to certain cutaneous 

 glands near the external ear in some batrachians. 



Parous (par' -us) \_parerc, to bear]. Having borne one 

 or more children . 



Parovarian (par-o-va'-re-an) [ixapd, beside; ovarium., 

 ovary]. Situated in or occurring near the ovary. 



Parovarium (par-o-va' -re-um)[Tiapd, beside ; <pdv , egg : 

 //., Parovaria]. In biology, the functionless remnant 

 or vestige of the Wolffian body of the female ; the 

 organ of Rosenmiiller, q. v. 



Paroxysm [par' '-oks-izm) [-rrapd, beside; bt-vveiv, to 

 sharpen]. The periodic increase or crisis in the 

 progress of a disease ; a fit or sudden attack of pain 

 or convulsion. P., Febrile, an accession of fever. 



Paroxysmal (par-oks-iz'-mal) [irapd, beside; o^vvelv, 

 to sharpen]. Of the nature of or resembling a par- 

 oxysm ; recurring in paroxysms. P. Sleep. See 

 Narcolepsy. 



Paroxysmic (par-oks-iz'-mik). Same as Paroxysmal. 



Parrot [par' -of) [Fr., pierrof, a sparrow]. Any bird of 

 the family Psittacidce, having a curved and hooked 

 bill. P. -beak Nails, nails that are curved strongly 

 antero-posteriorly, like the beak of the parrot. P.- 

 mouth. A deformity of the mouth of" a horse in 

 which the upper incisors project in front of and beyond 

 the lower ones. This results in interference with 

 prehension and mastication, and indirectly with diges- 

 tion. 



Parrot's Disease. Syphilitic pseudo-paralysis. See 

 Diseases, Table of. P.'s Nodes. See Signs and 

 Symptoms, Table of, and also Node. P.'s Sign. See 

 Signs and Symptoms, Table of. 



Parry's Disease. Exophthalmic goiter. See Diseases, 

 Table of. 



Pars (parz) [L.]. Part. P. ciliaris retinae, the part 

 of the retina in front of the ora serrata. P. inter- 

 media. I. Same as Portia inter durem el mollem. 

 2. Also a small plexus of veins establishing com- 

 munication between the bulbs of the vestibule 

 of the vagina and the clitoris. P. juncturae, 

 the lock of an obstetric forceps. P. minoris resis- 

 tentiae. Synonym of Locus minoris resistentia. 



Parsley (pars' -le) [mrpog, rock ; ai'Atvov, a kind of 

 parsley]. A biennial garden herb, Petroselinum 

 sativum. It contains a volatile oil and a camphor 

 (Apiol). P. -camphor. See Apiol. 



Parson's Disease. Exophthalmic goiter. See Diseases, 

 Table of. P. Method. See Treatment, Methods of. 



Part [pars, a part]. A segment or section ; a member 

 or organ. 



Parted (pnrt'-ed) [ par-fire, to divide]. In biology, 



applied to a leaf that is separated into parts almost 

 to the midrib or base. 



Parthenicin, Parthenin (par-then' -is-in, par' -then-in) 

 [ ■napdeviog , maidenly, pure]. The alkaloid of Par- 

 thenium hysterophorus , native to the Gulf States and 

 the West Indies. It has proved efficacious in neuralgia 

 and in intermittent fever. Dose gr. ^-ij ; as an anti- 

 periodic, gr. v-xv. Unof. 



Parthenium (par-the' -ne-um) [—apdtvio:, maidenly, 

 pure]. A genus of composite-flowered herbs of 

 America. P. hysterophorus, and P. integrifolium, 

 of N. America, are useful in fever. Unof. 



Parthenochlorosis (par' -then- o-klo-ro' -sis) [irapOivoc, 

 virgin; ^Awp<5c, green]. The chlorosis of young 

 maidens. 



Parthenpgalactozemia (par' -then-o-gal-ak' -to-ze' -me- 

 ah) [wapfttvog, virgin ; ydAa, milk ; r r/p.ia, loss]. 

 The secretion of milk in the breast of a virgin. 



Parthenogenesis (par-then-o-jen'-es-is) [-aptiivog, a 

 virgin; yeveaig, production]. In biology, a variety 

 of asexual or virginal reproduction in which the 

 whole development of the embryo is affected without 

 the aid or stimulus of fecundation ; the production of 

 young without any previous congress with the male 

 organism, as in various forms of Medusce, 7, 

 and AphidtE. The common black scale-bug, Lecan- 

 eum olea, of the oleander affords an example, all the 

 insects being oviparous females. 



Parthenogenetic (par-then-o-jen-ef -ik) [~ap6ivog, a 

 virgin ; yiveaig, genesis]. In biology, of or pertain- 

 ing to parthenogenesis. P. Eggs, eggs developed 

 without fertilization, as the statoblasts of the fresh- 

 water Bryozoa. In these eggs, according to some ob- 

 servers, only one polar body is formed. 



Parthenogenous (par-then-oj' -en-us) [napdevog, a vir- 

 gin ; yevriq, producing]. Producing spores, eggs, or 

 young, without fertilization. 



Parthenogeny ( par-then-oj' -en-e) [irapdevog, a virgin ; 

 yevi]Q, producing]. Same as Parthenogenesis. 



Parthenogonidium (par-then- o-gon-id' -e-um) [-■ 

 vog, a virgin; yovij, generation : //., Parlhenogonidia]. 

 In biology, an individual of an asexual generation 

 which produces by continuous incomplete fission a 

 colony that separates from the mother-colony. 



Parthenology (par-then-ol' -o-je) [irapdevog , virgin ; 

 "kdyog, science]. The study or science of tru 

 eases and conditions peculiar to or characteristic of 

 virginity, or of young girls. 



Parthenosperm (par' -then- o-sperni) [trapdevog, a vir- 

 gin; owkpua, seed]. Same as Parthenospore. 



Parthenospore ( par' ' -then-o-spor) [napdevor, a virgin ; 

 unopd, seed]. In biology, a spore resembling a . 

 spore, but produced without fertilization, in certain 

 algae. 



Particle (par'-tik-l) [dim. of pars, part]. A small 

 part. The smallest visible portion of any substance. 



Particulate (par-tik'-u-lat) [pars, part]. Comp 

 of minute particles ; applied to various contagia. 



Partite (par'-tit) [partiri, to divide]. In biology, 

 divided from base to apex. 



Partridge-berry (part'-ridj-ber'-e). See Gaultheria 

 procumbens ; also Mitchella repens. 



Partridge's Hernia. Hernia external to the femoral 

 vessels. See Hernia, and Diseases, Tabh of. 



Parturiate { par-tu'-re-at) [parturire, to bring forth]. 

 To bring forth young. 



Parturiency (par-tu'-re-en-se) [parturire, to bring 

 forth]. The state of being parturient ; parturition. 



Parturient (par-tu'-re-enf) [parturire-. to bring forth]. 

 Being in labor; giving birth. P. Apoplexy. 

 ( 'a/lapse, Parturient. 



Parturifacient (par-tu-rif-a'-se-cnt) [parturii 



