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in bot., the filaments found along 

 with spores in the fructification 

 of many Algae. 



paraphyses, n. plu., par -of 'is- ez 

 (Gr. para, beside, about ; phud, 

 I grow), jointed or continuous 

 filaments occurring in the fructi- 

 fication of Mosses and other 

 Cryptogams ; abortive petals or 

 stamens. 



paraplegia, n., pcir'a-pledf-i-a 

 (Gr. para, beside, close to ; plege, 

 a stroke), paralysis of the body 

 transversely, affecting both sides ; 

 see under ' paralysis. ' 



parapodia, n., par'- d- pod' I- d (Or. 

 para, beside ; podes, feet), the 

 unarticulated, lateral, locomotive 

 processes, or foot tubercles, of 

 certain of the Annelida. 



parapophyses, n. plu., par'a-pdf' 

 18' ez (Gr. para, beyond ; apoph- 

 usis, a process), in anat., the 

 processes which extend outwards, 

 or outwards and downwards, from 

 the body of the vertebrae in fishes ; 

 a name given to the transverse 

 processes of an ideal typical 

 vertebra. 



parasite, n., pdr'ds-it (Gr. paras- 

 itos, one who eats at another's 

 expense at table), in bot., a plant 

 which grows upon another plant, 

 and obtains nourishment from its 

 juices ; an animal or vegetable 

 which lives in or upon another 

 animal, affecting the skin, hair, 

 intestinal canal, or almost any 

 internal organ : parasitic, a., 

 pdr'-ds-it'-ik, growing in or upon, 

 and deriving support from another 

 animal or plant : parasitism, n. , 

 pdr'-ds'it'izm, the condition of a 

 parasite. 



paraspermatia, n. plu., par'd- 

 sperm-d'shi-d (Gr. para, beside ; 

 sperma, seed), in bot., bodies 

 resembling spores, found in some 

 Algap.. 



parastichies, n. plu., par'a-stik'$' 

 ez (Gr. para, beside ; stichos, a 

 row, aline), in bot., the secondary 

 spirals in a phyllotaxis. 



paregoric, a., par'Z-gSr'-ik (Gr. 

 paregoria, consolation, allevia- 

 tion), a name applied to a com- 

 pound tincture of opium, of 

 which there are two forms, En- 

 glish and Scotch, the latter con- 

 taining more than twice as much 

 opium as the former ; assuaging 

 pain. 



pareira, n., par -ir<d( Spanish), the 

 wood of the stem and root of the 

 ' Chondodendron tomentosum,' 

 also called * Cissampelos Pareira, ' 

 found in Peru and Brazil, Ord. 

 Menispermaceee, is tonic and 

 diuretic, and is used in chronic 

 or atonic inflammation of the 

 bladder. 



parenchyma, n., pdr-Vng'Mm-a 

 (Gr. parengchuma, a discharge of 

 humour from the lungs, etc. from 

 para, beside ; en, in ; chuma, 

 juice, tissue), in anat., the secret- 

 ing tissue of glands ; in bot., 

 the cellular tissue or pith of 

 plants : parenchymal, a. , par> 

 eng'-lcim-al, also parenchymatous, 

 a., par'&ng-Mm'dt'Us, pert, to or 

 resembling parenchyma ; spongy; 

 full of pith. 



ParidesB, n. plu., par-id'e-e (L. 

 par, equal from the regularity 

 of their parts), a tribe or Sub- 

 order of the Ord. Trilliacese : 

 Paris, n. , par' is, a genus : Paris 

 quadrifolia, kwdd'.ri-fdl'.i'd (Par- 

 is of the Homeric mythology; L. 

 quadrus, square ; folium, a leaf), 

 the herb paris or 'true-love,' is 

 narcotic, and the juice of the 

 berries has been used in inflam- 

 mation of the eyes. 



parietal, a., pdr-l'-^t-dl (L. paries, 

 a wall, parletis, of a wall), in 

 anat., constituting the sides or 

 walls applied to a large flat 

 bone on each side of the head ; 

 in bot. , growing from the side or 

 wall of another organ applied to 

 the placentas on the wall of the 

 ovary : parietes, n. plu. , pdr-i'et' 

 ez, in anat., the enclosing walls 

 of any cavity in the body ; in 



