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GLOSSARY. 



nual parallax is the apparent dis- 

 placement of a celestial body aris- 

 ing from its being viewed from dif- 

 ferent parts of the earth's orbit. 



Par'allel (Gr. irapa, par'a, opposite ; 

 aAArjAwi/, allelon, one another). 

 Extending in the same direction 

 and equally distant in every part. 



Parallelogram (Gr. TrapaAATjAos, pa- 

 rallelos, parallel ; ypa<pu, graph 1 o, 

 I write). A figure with four straight 

 sides, having the opposite sides 

 equal and parallel. 



Parallelopi'ped (Gr. irapa\\r)\os, pa- 

 rallelos, parallel ; eTrtTreSos, epip'e- 

 doSy level). A solid figure bounded 

 by six parallelograms, parallel to 

 each other two and two, as in a 

 brick. 



Paral'ysis (Gr. irapa, par'a, from ; 

 Aiw, luo, I loosen). Palsy ; a loss 

 of power of voluntary motion or 

 sensation, or both, in any part of 

 the body. 



Paralyt'ic (Gr. irapa, par'a, from ; 

 Aua>, luo, 1 loosen). Affected with 

 palsy. 



Par'alyse (Gr. irapa, par'a, from ; At/a, 

 luo, I loosen). To render incapable 

 of motion or sensation. 



Paramagnetic (Gr. irapa, par'a, by ; 

 jj.ayvr)s, magnes, a magnet). A term 

 applied to bodies which are attracted 

 by both poles of the magnet, and 

 which then arranges itself parallel 

 to the straight line joining the pples. 



Paraple'gia (Gr. Tropa, par'a, across ; 

 TrArjo'o'w, plesso, I strike). Palsy 

 of the lower half of the body, or 

 of both lower limbs. 



Parapopli'ysis (Gr. irapa, par'a, be- 

 yond ; apopft'ysis). A name given 

 to the transverse process of an ideal 

 typical vertebra. 



Parasele'ne' (Gr. Tropa, par'a, beyond ; 

 treATji'Tj, selene, the moon). A 

 mock moon ; a luminous ring sur- 

 rounding the moon. 



Par'asite (Gr. irapa, par'a, by ; (Tiros, 

 sitos, corn : applied originally to a 

 class of public servants, who were 

 maintained at the tables of the 

 richer people). Any plant or ani- 

 mal which lives and feeds on the 

 body of another plant or animal. 



Parasitic (Parasite). Living on some 

 other body, and deriving nutriment 

 from it. 



Paratonnerre (Gr. irapa, par'a, from ; 

 Fr. tonneri'e, thunder). A light- 

 ning conductor ; a pointed metallic 

 rod erected over a building or 

 other object to protect it from 

 lightning. 



Paregoric (Gr. -naprjyopew, paregoreo, 

 I mitigate). Mitigating pain. 



Paren'chyma (Gr. -n-apa, par'a, by ; 

 eyxv/j.a, en'chuma, a tissue). A 

 term used to denote either the 

 solid part of a gland, including all 

 its tissues, or any substance lying 

 between the ducts, vessels, and 

 nerves. 



Parenchy'niatous (Paren'chyma}. 

 Consisting of parenchyma ; or 

 affecting parts formed of paren- 

 chyma. 



Paren'thesis(Gr. rrapa, par'a, beyond ; 

 4v, en, in : nQrifjn, tithemi, I place). 

 An insertion of words in the body 

 of a sentence, giving some explana- 

 tion or comment, but not forming 

 a part of its grammatical struc- 

 ture. 



Parhelion (Gr. irapa, par'a, beyond ; 

 7}\ios, h'elios, the sun). A mock 

 sun ; a meteor appearing as a brighi 

 light near the sun, sometimes 

 tinged with colours like a rainbow. 



Pari'etal (Lat. par'ies, a wall). Re- 

 lating to or acting as a wall : in 

 anatomy, applied to a large flat 

 bone at each side of the head ; in 

 botany, applied to any organ which 

 grows from the sides or walls of 

 another. 



Parletes (Lat. plural of par'ies, a 

 wall). The enclosing walls of any 

 cavity. 



Parisyllablc (Lat. par, equal ; Gr. 

 o~v\\a$t}, sul'ldbe,& syllable). Hav- 

 ing an equal number of syllables. 



Paronoma'sia (Gr. -n-apa, par'a, near ; 

 bvofjiafa, onoma'zo, I name). A 

 figure by which words nearly alike 

 in sound, but of different meanings, 

 are used in relation to each other 

 in the same sentence. 



Parotid (Gr. Trapa, par'a, near ; ovs, 

 ous, the ear). Near the ear ; ap- 



