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Paraplegiform (par-ah-plef -e-form). Resembling par- 

 aplegia. 



Parapleuritis ( par - ah - plu - ri' '- lis) [napd, beside; 

 x'AEvpov, the side]. I. Pleurodynia. 2. A slight 

 degree of pleuritis. 



Parapsis. (See Illus. Diet.) P. expers, anesthesia. 

 P. illusoria, disturbed sensations causing illusions. P. 

 pruritus, itching. 



Parapyknomorphous (par-ah-pik-no-mor' -fus) [irapd, 

 beside; nvuvog, thick ; fiop<pij, form]. A term applied 

 by Nissl to nerve-cells in which the arrangement of the 

 stainable portion of the cell-body is intermediate be- 

 tween that of pyknomorphous and apyknomorphous 

 cells. 



Pararthria. (See Illus. Diet.) P. centralis, that due 

 to cerebral disturbance. P. literalis paretica, stam- 

 mering. P. syllabaris paretica, imperfect articula- 

 tion of syllables due to paralysis or paresis. 



Parasacral (par- ah- sa' -kral). Beside or near the 

 sacrum. 



Parasite. (See Illus. Diet.) P., Commensal. See 

 Commensal (Illus. Diet.). P., External. See Ecto- 

 parasite (Illus. Diet.). Cf. Ectozoan, Parazoan. P., 

 Facultative. See under Facultative (Illus. Diet.). 

 P., False. See Pseudoparasite (Illus. Diet.). P., 

 Obligatory, one that cannot exist removed from its 

 host. 



Parasitifer (par -as- it' '■ if-er) [napdoiroc, a parasite; 

 4>ipeiv, to bear]. The host of a parasite. 



Parasitogenetic (par-as-it-o-jen'-et-ik) [irapdoiroc, a 

 parasite; yeveaiQ, genesis]. Originating from the pres- 

 ence and activity of parasites. 



Parasyphilis, Parasyphilosis (par-ah-sif '-il-is, sif-il- 

 </-sis). Parasyphilitic affections (Fournier) ; a series 

 of morbid manifestations not having the anatomopatho- 

 logic characteristics of syphilis, but apparently of syph- 

 ilitic origin ; e. g., tabes, general paralysis, etc. 



Parathyroid. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. See Glands, Para- 

 thyroid. 



Parathyroidectomy ( par-ah-thi-roid-ek' -to-me) [irapd, 

 beside ; thyroid ; enro/Lii/, an excision]. Excision of a 

 parathyroid gland. 



Paratolyldimethylpyrazolon (par-ah-tol-il-di-meth-il- 

 pi-ra' -zol-on). Tolypyrin. 



Paratyphoid ( par-ah-ti f -foid). Meltzer's name for an 

 affection first described by Gwyn (1898) and produced 

 by Bacillus paracolon, Gwyn. It presents all the 

 characteristic symptoms of typhoid, but the Widal re- 

 action is negative ; the sera, however, react promptly 

 to other bacteria belonging to the colon-typhus group, 

 which may be isolated from the blood or from the ex- 

 crement. 



Paratyphus ( par- ah- ti' -fus). Schottenmiiller's name 

 for paratyphoid. 



Paratypic, PaiaL\.yp'\c\is( par-ak-tip/ -ik, -us). Irregu- 

 lar, not typical in character. 



Paraurethral ( par-ah-u-re' -thral). Beside the urethra. 



Paraxon ( pai-uks'-on) [irapd, beside; axon"], v. Len- 

 hossek's term for a lateral branch of the axis-cylinder 

 process of a nerve-cell ; a collateral fiber. 



Parazoon {par-ah-zo' -on) [irapd, beside; £,&ov, an 

 animal]. An ectoparasite. Cf. Ectozoan. 



Parelectronomic (par-e-lek-tro-nom'-ik) [irapd, be- 

 side ; i//cKr/)or, amber; v6/xo(, law]. Unresponsive to 

 electromotive stimulus. 



Parencephalia ( par-en-sef-a' -le-ah) [irapd, beside ; 

 iyKtfya'/.oc, brain]. Congenital malformation of the 

 brain. 



Parerethism (par-er'-eth-izm). See Parerethisis (Illus. 

 Diet). 



Parergon, Parergy { par-ur'-gon, -;'e) [irapd, beside ; 

 ipyov, work ; pi. parerga~\. I. An appendage. 2. By- 



work ; work undertaken as a recreation from severer 

 labors. Ger. Ncbemverk. 



Pargsifying (par-es'-e-fi-ing). Causing paresis. 



Paresthesia. (See Illus. Diet.) P., Berger's, pares- 

 thesia in youthful subjects, of one or both lower ex- 

 tremities without objective symptoms, accompanied by 

 weakness. P., Bernhardt's, abnormal sensation, es- 

 pecially of numbness, with hypesthesia and pain on 

 exertion, in the region supplied by the external cu- 

 taneous nerve of the thigh. P. olfactoria, parosmia. 

 P. of Pharynx. See Globus hystericus (Illus. Diet.). 



Parfocal ( par-fo'-kal). A term used to designate micro- 

 scopic oculars and objectives which are so constructed 

 or so mounted that in changing from one to another the 

 image will remain in focus. 



Parica. See under Piptadenia peragrina. 



Parietalia (par-i-et-a' -le-ah) [paries, wall]. The 

 bones that collectively form the vault of the cranium. 



Parietaria (par-i-et-a'-re-ah) [paries, a wall]. A genus 

 of plants of the order Urticacece. P. officinalis, L. , 

 pellitory, a species of southern Europe, is used as a. 

 diuretic and vulnerary. 



Parietin (par-V-et-in). Same as Chrysophanic Acid. 



Parietosquamosal (par-i-et-o-skwa-mo' '-sal). Relating 

 to the parietal bone and the squamosa. 



Pariglin (par'-ig-lin). See Smilacin (2). 



Paristhmitis. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A term used by 

 Greek writers to designate ordinary throat- diseases. 



Parithelioma (par-ith-e-le- 0' ' -mah) [irapa, beside; 

 dr/li], the nipple]. A tumor located near the nipple. 



Parkesin (park'-es-iti). A mixture of linseed oil and 

 chlorin sulfid in a solution of collodium in nitrobenzol. 

 It is used as a substitute for caoutchouc. 



Parodontitis (par-o-don-ti'-tis) [irapd, beside; bdoiif, 

 tooth]. Inflammation of the tissues surrounding a 

 tooth. 



Parodynia (par-o-din' -e-ah). See Parodinia (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Parolive (par-oF -iv). An accessory olive. 



Paronymy ( par-on'-itn-e) [irapd, beside; bvvua, name]. 

 I. The relation of a word in one language to its ante- 

 cedent in another. 2. The principle of using in modem 

 languages paronyms or derivations of Latin or Greek 

 words rather than heteronyms that have no common 

 antecedent. Cf. Pecilonymy. 



Parophthalmoncus (par-of-thal-mon'-kus) [rcapd, be- 

 side ; dipdah/nog, the eye ; bynoc, a tumor] . A tumor 

 near the eye. 



Paroplexia (par-o-pleks'-e-ah) [irapd, beside; 77/i/ooeiv, 

 to strike]. Paraplegia. 



Paroptic (par-op'-tik) [ndpa, beside ; uipic, vision]. 

 Applied to colors produced by the diffraction of light 

 rays. 



Parovariotomy (par-o-va-re-of '-o-nie) [napu, beside : 

 u6v, egg ; rifivEiv, to cut]. Excision of a parovarian 

 cyst. 



Parovaritis (par-o-var-i'-tis). Inflammation of a par- 

 ovarium. 



Paroxia (par-oks'-e-ah). See Pica (Illus. Diet.). 



Paroxyntic (par-oks-in' -tik) [irapo^vvetv, to excite]. 

 Same as Paroxysmal. 



Parrot. (See Illus. Diet.) P. Disease. See Psitta- 

 cosis. 



Pars. (See Illus. Diet.) P. anterior. See Prein 

 (Illus. Diet.). P. centralis. See Cella (Illus. Diet.). 

 P. frontale. See Prtoperculum (c) (Illus. Diet.'). P- 

 inferior fossae rhomboideae. See Calamus (Illus. 

 Diet.). P. intermedia of Wrisberg, a small nerve 

 which joins the facial in the auditory canal after passing 

 between the fifth and eighth cranial nerves. P. lateralis 

 foraminis interventricularis. See Porta (Illus. 

 Diet.). P. marginalis. See Paratela (Illus. Diet.). 



