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PARACOLPITIS 



suppurating lymphatic gland. P. faucium, an inflamed 

 gland in the throat. P. inguinalis, a bubo. 

 Paopereira Bark. See Pereira (Illus. Diet.). 

 Papagayos. Violent winds which prevail during a great 

 part of the year along the shores of Colombia and 

 Chili. Cf. Foehn, Khamsin, Mistral, Mumuku, 

 Norther, Simoon, Sirocco. 



Papain. (See Illus. Diet.) P.-proteolysis, the con- 

 version of proteids into true peptones by action of 

 papain. 



Papilla, i See Illus. Diet.) P., Acoustic, P. acous- 

 tica basilaris, P. basilaris, in comparative anatomy 

 a small rounded eminence on the wall of the cochlea, 

 in man lengthened out to the organ of Corti. Papillae 

 arcuatae. Same as P., Filiform (Illus. Diet.). Pa- 

 pillae calyciformes, Papillae capitatae, Papillae 

 coralliformes. See P.s, Circumvallate (Illus. Diet.). 

 Papillae corii, Papillae cutis, P.s, Cutaneous. See 

 P.s of the Skin (Illus. Diet.). P., Engorged, pa- 

 pillitis. P.s, Gustatory, Papillae gustus, those 

 papillas of the tongue which are furnished with taste- . 

 buds. P.s, Lenticular, Papillae linguae majores, 

 Papillae linguae obtusae, Papillae maximae, Papillae 

 mucosae, the circumvallate papillas. Papillae mediae, 

 the fungiform papillas. Papillae minimae, Papillae 

 minores, the filiform papillas. P.s, Pyramidal, 

 Papillae pyramidales, the circumvallate papillas. P. 

 salivalis buccalis, P. s. superior, one marking in 

 the mouth, the orifice of Stenson's duct. P. sali- 

 valis inferior. See Caruncula sublingualis. Papillae 

 semilenticulares, the fungiform papillas. Papillae 

 vallatae, Papillae volutatae, the circumvallate pa- 

 pillas. P.s, Vascular, papillas of the skin containing 

 capillary loops. Papillae villosae. See P., Filiform 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Papillar (pap* -il-ar). Relating to papillas, bearing 

 papillas; papillary; papillose. 



'apillectomy (pap-il-ek'-to-me) [papilla; inTOfiq, exci- 

 sion]. Surgical removal of papillas. 

 'apilloadenocystoma ( pap-il-o -ad- en -o- sist- o*- ma). 



Papilloma combined with adenoma and cystoma, 

 'apilloma. (See Illus. Diet.) P. areoelevatum, 

 mycosis fungoides. P. corneum, P. durum. See P., 

 Hani (Illus. Diet.). P. diffusum, multiple papil- 

 lomas occurring on the legs and buttock. P. neuro- 

 ticum, a painless, mostly congenital affection charac- 

 terized by warty or papillomatous growth occurring on 

 one side of the body along the course of a nerve. Syn., 

 Ncevus unius lateris. P. piae matris, a soft round 

 cerebral tumor developed from papillomatous growth 

 of the pia. 



Papine (pap'-en). A proprietary anodyne said to con- 

 tain the pain-relieving principle of opium. 



Paprica, Paprika (pap- re* -hah). The dried and pulver- 

 ized capsules of Capsicum annuum, L. Syn., Spanish 

 pepper ; Turkish pepper. 



Papulation (pap-u-la / -shun) [papula, a pimple]. The 

 stage, in certain eruptive diseases, marked by the for- 

 mation of papules. 



Papulosquamous (pap-u-lo-skwa'-mus). Character- 

 ized both by papules and scales. 



Papyriferous (pap-i-rif -ur-us) [papyrus, paper; 

 ferre, to bear]. Bearing paper, or something resem- 

 bling it in appearance, as the bark of the birch, Betula 

 papyracea, Ait. 



Papyrine (pap-i'-rin) [papyrus, paper]. I. Resem- 

 bling paper. 2. A modification of cellulose obtained 

 by the action of sulfuric acid. 



Paraacetophenolethyl-carbonate (par- ah- as-et-o-fe- 

 nol-eth-il-kar / -bon-dt). A crystalline powder without 

 color or taste used as an analgesic and hypnotic. 

 Dose, 8 gr. (0.5 gm. ). 

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Para-amidoacetanilid (par- ah- am- id- o- as- et- an'- il- 

 id). See Paraphenylendiamin. 



Para-amidoazobenzene (par - ah - am - id-o-az-o-ben' - 

 zen). Cj,H n N 3 , yellow crystals or orange prisms de- 

 rived from anilin and anilin hydrochlorate by treating 

 with alkali ; soluble in alcohol and ether ; melts at 126 

 C. ; boils above 360° C. P. Hydrochlorate, C„H n - 

 N 8 HC1, steel-blue needles or scales. 



Para -appendicitis (par-ah-ap-en-dis-i'-tis). Suppura- 

 tive inflammation of the connective tissue adjacent to 

 that part of the appendix not covered with the perito- 

 neum. 



Parablasta (par-ah-blas'-tah) [-apa, beside ; ^/.aaroc, 

 a germ]. Eisenmann's term for a disease in which 

 anatomic changes occur in the tissues. 



Parabolanus ( par-ah-bol-a'-nus\ [■xapapv/.oc, venture- 

 some]. In the fourth and fifth centuries, a layman 

 who devoted himself to the care of the sick in times of 

 plague and epidemics. 



Parabolong [Bicol. dial. Philippine Islands]. The 

 medicine man or native doctor of the island of Luzon. 



Paracasein (par-ah-ka' '-se-in). A substance closely re- 

 sembling casein in composition and split off from it 

 during the coagulation of milk. Syn., Curd. 



Paracelsian ( par- as- el' -se- an). I. Relating to the 

 Swiss physician and alchemist, Aurelius Phillippus 

 Theophrastus Bombastus Paracelsus ab Hohenheim, 

 1493-1541. 2. A follower of Paracelsus. 



Paracelsist (par-as-el'-sist). See Paracelsian (2). 



Paracetanisidin (par-as-et-an-is'-id-in). Methacetin. 



Parachlorphenol (far-ah-klor-fe' -nol). C 6 H 4 (Cl)OH. 

 A substitution product of phenol ; a crystalline solid 

 melting at 37 C., boils at 217 C. It is an antiseptic 

 and disinfectant and is also employed in a 2 c ( -3 

 ointment in treatment of erysipelas. P., Paste, a 

 paste said to consist of equal parts of lanolin, vaselin, 

 starch, and parachlorphenol ; it is used in lupus. 



Parachlorsalol ( par-ah-klor-saf -lol). Parachlorphenol 

 salicylate ; a crystalline substance, soluble in alcohol 

 or ether and insoluble in water. It is used as an inter- 

 nal and external antiseptic like salol. Dose, 60-90 

 gr. (4-6 gm. ) daily. 



Paracholia. (See Illus. Diet. ) 2. Pick's term for the 

 prodrome of disturbed liver-cell activity in consequence 

 of which the bile pours over the bloodvessels and lymph- 

 vessels. P. -autointoxication, jaundice occasioned 

 by intestinal toxins, e.g., icterus neonatorum. [Pick.] 

 P. -infection, a disease sui generis which is localized 

 in the intestine from which the toxins causing the jaun- 

 dice are carried to the liver. [Pick.] P., Nervous, 

 that due to a reflex from the sensitive nerves of the 

 gall-bladder to the secretory nerves of the liver ; emo- 

 tional jaundice. [Pick.] P., Toxic, a jaundice oc- 

 casioned by phosphorus, chloroform or animal poisons. 

 [Pick]. 



Parachromophoric, Parachromophorous (par-ah- 

 kro-mof -or-ik, -us) [rrdpa, beside ; xP&ua, color ; 

 oopoc, bearing]. Possessing color which remains 

 within the cell as a passive metabolic product, as in 

 some bacteria. 



Parachroous (par- ok* -ro'-us) [rrapdxpooc, faded]. 

 Faded ; having an altered color. 



Parachymosin (par- ah- ki' -mo -sin) [napa, beside; 

 XVf/oc, juice]. The chymosin or rennin found in the 

 human stomach and in that of the pig. 



Paracolletic (par-ah-kol-et'-ik) [Tzapa, beside; Ko'/J.hv, 

 to glue]. Having the capacity of sticking together ; 

 agglutinant. 



Paracolpitis. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Perivaginitis. 

 P. dissecans [Matthews Duncan], a form of vaginitis 

 in which the cellular tissue is deeply affected, as in ery- 

 sipelatous or phlegmonous perivaginitis. P. phleg- 



