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PARAPLEGIA 



of. See Sign, XothnagePs. P., Oculomotor, that 

 affecting the oculomotor nerve. P., Panama, beri- 

 beri. P., Peripheral Anesthesia. See P., Nar- 

 cosis. P., Peripheric. I. Progressive muscular atro- 

 phy. 2. See P., Peripheral (Illus. Diet.). P., 

 Postdiphtheric, that following diphtheria ; it involves 

 the pharynx and sometimes the esophagus. P., Pro- 

 gressive, Fatty Muscular. See P., Pseudohyper- 

 trophic (Illus. Diet.). P., Psychic, that due to 

 psychic defect and not to disease of the motor tract or 

 to motor areas of the cortex. P., Puttee, paralysis of 

 the feet and toes of soldiers in the South African war; 

 it was due to wearing puttees which pressed upon cer- 

 tain nerves during long marches. P., Remak's 

 Type, paralysis affecting the muscles of the arm — the 

 deltoid, biceps, brachialis anticus, and supinator longus. 

 P., Saturday Night, P., Sunday Morning, mus- 

 culospiral paralysis of workmen who have fallen 

 asleep after a debauch on Saturday night. Cf. P., 

 Xarcosis. P. scorbutica, pellagra. P. spin- 

 alis, paraplegia. P., Struempell's Type of Spas- 

 tic, the familial form of spastic spinal paralysis. 

 P., Subacute Atrophic Spinal, a rare form of pro- 

 gressive muscular atrophy, described by Duchenne in 

 1849— 1853 as paralysie gtnerale spinale antirieure 

 subaigue. Erb gave it the name poliomyelitis anterior 

 subacuta et chronica. P., Telephone, partial vocal 

 paralysis from excessive use of the telephone. P., 

 Touch. See A stereoagnosis and Aphasia, Tactile. 

 P. tremula. See P. agitans (Illus. Diet.). P., 

 Zenker's, paresis and disturbance of sensation in the 

 lower extremities, the external popliteal nerve being 

 most involved ; it is caused by frequent and prolonged 

 kneeling or squatting. 



Paramargarin {par-ah-mar* -jar-iri). Hydromargaric 

 acid. 



Paramecium. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. See Parasites, 

 Table of { Illus. Diet.). 



Parameria (par-am-e / -re-ah). A genus of apocyna- 

 ceous shrubs. P. vulneraria, Radlk., of Malaya, is 

 used as a vulnerary. Cf. Balsam, Tagnlavay. 



Paramesial (par-ah-rne / -se-al) [-apd, beside; fiiaog, 

 middle]. Located near the mesial line. 



Parametrism ipar-ah-nut '-riznt) \jzapa, beside; uqrpa, 

 the womb] . Spasmodic action of the smooth muscular 

 fibers of the broad ligament accompanied by pain; it 

 has been observed in intraligamentary cellulitis. 



Parametritis. (See Illus. Diet.) P., Anterior, "a 

 rare form, the cellulitis being limited to the loose 

 vesicouterine cellular tissue or that between the sym- 

 physis and the bladder. The swelling is anterior, and 

 the pus generally tracks into the bladder, vagina or 

 inguinal region. It is likely to be mistaken for an 

 ovarian cyst." [Roberts.] P. chronica atrophi- 

 cans (Freund), inflammatory hypertrophy of the con- 

 nective tissue of the pelvis progressing to cicatricial 

 atrophy. P. chronica posterior (B. S. Schultze), 

 chronic inflammatory processes in Douglas' folds, caus- 

 ing fixation of the uterus at the level of the internal 

 os and anteflexion by shortening of the folds and torsion 

 of the uterus when only one fold is shortened. P., 

 Remote, parametritis marked by formation of abscesses 

 in places more or less remote from the focus of the dis- 

 ease. 



Paramonochlorphenol ( par-ahmon-o-klor / -fe-nol). 

 C 6 H t (Cl).OH(i :4). A crystalline body obtained by 

 the chlorination of phenol ; melts at 40 C, boils at 

 217 C; soluble in alkalis, but sparingly in water. 

 It is antiseptic and employed in erysipelas, tubercu- 

 lous diseases of throat, etc., in Sfc -20 f c solution in 

 glycerin. 



I Paramorulin (par-ah-mor'-u-lin) \jrapa, beside ; tnoru- 



lin, the " nucleolus" of Gregarin<z\. In biology, the 

 name given by Frenzel to the substance composing the 

 nuclear network of Gregarincc. Cf. Morulin ; Al- 

 veolin ; Paralveolin ; Paraglycogen ; Antienzym. 



Paramucin (par-ahmu'-sin). A colloid isolated by 

 Mitjukoff from an ovarian cyst ; it differed from mucin 

 and pseudomucin by reducing Fehling's solution be- 

 fore boiling with acid. 



Paranesthesia (j>ar-an-es-the / -se-ah). See Paraan- 

 esthesia (Illus. Diet.). 



Paranoia. (See Illus. Diet.) P., Sander's Type 

 of, paranoia appearing in youth; paranoia originaria. 

 P., Seglas' Type of, psychomotor type of paranoia. 



Paranomia ( parah-no'-me-ah) [-apa, beside; bvofia, 

 a name]. See Aphasia, Optic, and^-/., Tactile. 



Paranuclein (par-ah-nuf -kle-in) [~apa, beside ; nucleus, 

 nucleus]. 1. Kossel's name for the phosphorized pro- 

 duct, according to Liebermann a combination of albu- 

 min with metaphosphoric acid, which is split off from 

 the nucleo-albumins by action of pepsin hydrochloric 

 acid ; it occurs as an insoluble residue. Syn., Pseu- 

 donuclein. 2. See Py renin (Illus. Diet.). 



Paranucleon (par-ah-ni/hle-on). Siegfried's name 

 for phosphocarnic acid, a complex body supposed by 

 him to constitute the source of energy of muscle, in 

 which it occurs in o.\fc- It gives rise to lactic acid 

 and C0 2 on hydrolysis. 



Paranucleoproteids {par-ah-nu-kle-o-pr</-te-ids). A 

 synonym of Xucleoalbumins. 



Paraoxyethylacetanilid (par-ah-oks-e-eth-il-as-et-an'- 

 il-id). Phenacetin. 



Paraoxyethylformanilid ( tar-ah-oks-e-eth-il-form-an' '- 

 il- id) . See Fortnylphenetidin. 



Paraoxymethylacetanilid (par-ah-oks-e-meth-il-as-et- 

 an-il-id). Methacetin. 



Paraphenetidinvanillinethylcarbonate ( par-ah-fe- 

 net-id-in-va-nil-in-eth-il-kar'-bon-at). Eupyrin. 



Paraphenetolcarbamid (par-ah-fe-net-ol-kar-bam'-id) . 

 Sucrol. 



Paraphenylendiamin. (See Illus. Diet.) C 6 H 8 N,. 

 A crystalline substance obtained by the nitration of 

 acetanilid and reduction with tin and hydrochloric acid; 

 soluble in water, alcohol, and ether ; melts at I40 C, 

 boils at 297 C. It is used in the manufacture of cer- 

 tain hair dyes and gives rise to eczema of the scalp and 

 eyelids, or poisoning marked by vomiting, diarrhea, etc. 

 Syn., Paradfamidobenzene ; Paraamidoacetanilid. 



Paraplasm. (See Illus. Diet.) 3. See Exoplasm 

 (Illus. Diet.). 4. See under iVucleoid. 



Paraplast (par'-ah-plast). The proprietary name for a 

 plaster mass, said to consist of caoutchouc, lanolin, 

 resin, and gum dammar, variously medicated and 

 spread on fine, thick cotton web. 



Paraplastic. (See Illus. Diet.) P. Formations, the 

 contractile substance of the muscular fibrillas, the ner- 

 vous fibers, and the red blood-corpuscles. 



Paraplegia. (See Illus. Diet. ) P., Choreic, a weak- 

 ness of muscles; a paresis of movement often observed 

 in limbs affected with chorea. P. diabetica, Char- 

 cot's name for a peripheral paralysis of the extensor 

 muscles of the feet in diabetic subjects. It differs from 

 tabes in absence of disturbance of coordination and 

 sensibility. Syn., Diabetic Pseudotabes. P., Ideal, 

 reflex paraplegia due to emotion. P., Mephitic, beri- 

 beri. P. rheumatica, mucous colitis. P. simplex 

 senilis, that dependent upon disturbed nutrition of the 

 cortex causing, in advanced age, paralysis of the legs 

 without muscular atrophy. P. spastica congeni- 

 talis. See Paralysis, Cerebral Infantile (Illus. Diet.). 

 P. spastica primaria, lateral sclerosis. P., Syphil- 

 itic, paralysis of the lower limbs as a remote effect 

 of syphilis. 



