PARACOLPIUM 



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PARALYSIS 



monosa dissecans (Markonett, 1864), severe vag- 

 initis with sloughing of part of the vaginal wall and 

 of the vaginal portion of the cervix. 



Paracolpium (par-ah-kol' -pe-um) [ n apd , beside; 

 k67ittoq, the womb]. The connective tissue lying around 

 the vagina. 



Paraconule (par- ah- kon'-iil) [napd, beside; kuvoc, 

 cone]. An upper extra cusp of a human molar. 



Paracresol (par-ah-kre'-sol). C 7 H g O. White prisms 

 with odor of phenol obtained by fusing cresol-sulfonate 

 with potassium hydrate ; soluble in alcohol, ether, or 

 chloroform ; melts at 36 C. ; boils at 198 C. It is a 

 disinfectant. Syn., Paracresylic acid ; Paraoxytol- 

 uene ; Paramethylphenol. 



Paracresotate (par- ah-kres' - o-tat). C 6 H 3 (OH)- 

 (CH 3 )C0 2 Na. A crystalline powder obtained by 

 heating creosol sodium with carbonic acid; recom- 

 mended in acute articular rheumatism. Dose, 45-90 

 gr. (3-6 gm.) daily. 



Paracresotinic-phenyl-ester (par-ah-kres-o-tin-ik- 

 fen-il-es'-ter). Methyl salol. 



Paracrises (par-ak'-ris-ez) [napd, beside; Kpiviiv, to 

 secrete]. Disorders of the secretory function. 



Paracusis. (See Illus. Diet.) P., Willis', increased 

 hearing power in the presence of a strong noise. 



Paracyclesis (par-ah-si-kle'-sis) [_Kapd, beside; kvk'Ati- 

 aic, a revolution]. A disturbance of the circulation. 



Paracystium (par-ah-sis' '-te-um) [napd, beside ; Kbcrtf, 

 a bladder]. The connective tissue which surrounds the 

 bladder. 



Paradichlorobenzol (par-ah-di-klor-o-ben' -zol). C 6 H 4 - 

 Cl 2 , monoclinic transparent plates obtained from ben- 

 zene by action of chloral ; it is soluble in alcohol and 

 ether ; melts at 56.4 C; boils at 173. 2° C. 



Paradioxybenzol (par-ah-di-oks-e-ben' '-zol). Hydro- 

 quinon. 



Paradiphenol (par-ah-di-fe f -nol). Hydroquinon. 



Paradox. See Paradoxia (Illus. Diet. ). P., Weber's, 

 a muscle when so loaded as to be unable to contract, 

 may elongate. 



Paraechinococcic ( par- ah- eh- i- no- kok'-sik). A term 

 applied by Deve to the lesser developmental cycle of 

 echinococci in which the metamorphoses accomplished 

 within a single host are susceptible of reproducing 

 themselves indefinitely, with the peculiarity that at the 

 end of each scolex stage the parasites may, if circum- 

 stances permit, return to the natural evolutive cycle. 



Paraethoxyphenylurethane (t>ar-ah-eth-oks-e-fen-il- 

 u'-reth-dn). Thermodin. 



Paraform, Paraformaldehyd (par 1 '-ah-form, par- 

 ah-form-al' -de-kid). See Formaldehyd, Para-. 



Paraganglin (par-ah-gan'-glin). A proprietary ex- 

 tract of the myelinic part of the suprarenal gland of the 

 ox. Dose, 40-60 drops daily. 



Paraglin (par-ag / -lin). See Smilacin (2). 



Paraglycogen ( par-ah-gli'-ko-jen) [irapa, beside; 

 }//7ii'c, sweet; yevvdv, to produce]. A substance 

 found in the granules of Gregarina by Frenzel. Cf. 

 Alveolin ; Paralveolin ; Mornlin ; Paramorulin ; Anti- 

 enzyme ; Zooamylon. 



Paragonimiasis (par-ah-go-ne-mi'-a-sis). See Hem- 

 optysis, Parasitic. 



Parahemoglobin ( par-ah-hem-o-glcZ-bin). I. Nencki's 

 name for a polymeric modification of oxyhemoglobin. 

 2. A proprietary preparation of blood containing 5^ 

 of iron. 



Parainfectious ( par-ah-in-frk 1 '-s/i/is). Pertaining to 

 or characteristic of pathologic states attributable to in- 

 fection, which occur as accessory or by-conditions to 

 some already existing disease. 



Paralactate ( par-ah-lak'-tdt). A salt of paralactic acid. 



Paralexia (par-al-eks f -e-ah) [napd, beside; alexia']. 



A kind of alexia characterized by substitution of other 

 words than those in the text, in reading. 



Parallage (par-al'-aj-e). See Parallaxis (Illus. Diet.). 



Parallagma (par-al-ag f -ma) \jrapaAAay pa, alternation]. 

 See Parallaxis (Illus. Diet.). 



Parallax. (See Illus. Diet.) P., Stereoscopic. See P., 

 Binocular (Illus. Diet.). P. Test, a method of locat- 

 ing opacities in the cornea, lens, and vitreous. It is 

 used with the plane mirror at 10 to 12 inches. A 

 body situated anterior to the plane of the pupil will 

 move in the direction taken by the eye, while one pos- 

 terior to the plane of the lens will move against the 

 direction taken by the eye. Bodies lying about the 

 same plane as the pupil will show little if any move- 

 ment. P., Vertical, the apparent shifting of an ob- 

 ject upward or downward. 



Parallelic (par-al-eP-ik). Relating to parallelism. 



Parallelism. (See Illus. Diet.) P. of Disease, the 

 tendency in diseases to simulate others. 



Paralveolin (par-al-ve , -ol-in) [napa, beside; alveolus, 

 a small hollow]. Frenzel' s name for a substance 

 found by him with alveolin in the deutomerites of 

 Gregarince. Cf. Alveolin ; Paraglycogen ; Morulin ; 

 Paramorulin ; Antienzyme. 



Paralysin (par-al'-is-in). See Agglulittin. 



Paralysis. (See Illus. Diet.) See Signs, Bell's, Char- 

 cot's, Revilliod 's. P., Acute Amyotrophic Spinal. 

 Synonym of P. , Acute Atrophic. P., Amyotrophic, 

 that occurring as the sequel of some acute disease and 

 attended by atrophy of certain muscles. P., Anes- 

 thetic, that observed after surgical operations and ac- 

 credited to the effect of the anesthetic or to conditions 

 attending the anesthesia. See P., Narcosis. P., 

 Angio-, vasomotor paralysis. P., Asthenic-bulbar. 

 See Mvasthenia gravis pseudoparalytica. P., Atro- 

 phic Bulbar. Synonym of /'., Bulbar. P., Atro- 

 phic Muscular. See P., Amyotrophic. P., Atro- 

 phospastic. See Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral 

 (Illus. Diet.). P., Bifacial, paralysis of both sides 

 of the face. P., Birth. See Birth-palsy ; and Para- 

 plegia, Infantile Spasmodic (Illus. Diet.). P., Bul- 

 bar, Acute. See under Bulbar (Illus. Diet.). P. 

 cum tremore. Synonym of Paralysis agitans. P., 

 Ehret's, a traumatic neurosis, following injury to the 

 inner side of the foot or ankle, consisting of spasmodic 

 contracture of the muscles which raise the inner border 

 of the foot, and functional paralysis of the peroneal 

 muscles. P., Enzootic Bulbar, a disease in horses 

 possibly due to a vegetal toxin which affects chiefly 

 the oblongata. P., v. Heine's Infantile, spastic- 

 spinal paralysis of infancy. P., Histrionic, a 

 name for Bell's facial palsy, because it destroy^ 

 the power of facial expression. P. insanorum. 

 Same as P., General (of the insane). P., Inter- 

 mittent, Arteriosclerotic Muscular. See Clau- 

 dication, Intermittent. P., Kussmaul-Landry's. 

 See P., Acute Ascending (Illus. Diet.). P., 

 Labial, paralysis of the lips. P., Labioglos- 

 sopharyngeal. See P., Bulbar (Illus. Diet.). P., 

 Masked. See P., Pseudohypertrophic (Illus. Diet.). 

 P., Mercurial. See under Mercurial (Illus. Diet. . 

 P., Metadiphtheritic. See P., Diphtheric (Illus. 

 Diet.). P. metallica, lead palsy. P., Mimetic 

 Facial. See P., Facial (Illus. Diet.). P., Myo- 

 sclerotic. See /'., Pseudohypertrophic ( Illus. Diet. 

 P., Narcosis, combined paralysis in the region "I 

 the brachial plexus due to prolonged narcosis during 

 which the arm is elevated with the head resting 

 upon it, or it is pressed against the edge of the table. 

 P., Nonne's Pseudospastic, a form of hysteria or 

 hypochondriasis, marked by striking stiffness of the 

 spine from muscular tension. P., Nothnagel Type 



