Mayne's medical vocabulary : being an explanation of all terms ... / R.G. Mayne.

  • Mayne, R. G. (Robert Gray), 1808-1868.
Date:
1889
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    Par'allax. (EapdWafty, a differ- ence.) Astron. The difference between the true and the conventional or appar- ent place of a planet. Par'allel. (llapd, laeside; aW-ffKwv, each other.) Ajiplied to two or more lines which have the same direction, and in all their extent are at equal distance from each other. Parallel'ic. Belonging to that which is parallel. Paralleliner'vate. \ [PdLrallelus, Parallelmer'vious. / parallel; nervus, a nerve.) Bot. Applied to leaves of which the nerves maintain a distance between them nearly equal. Parallelive'nous. [Pdrallelus; vena, a vein ; terminal -osus.) Bot. Applied to leaves preserving between them a distance nearly equal. Parallerogram. (IlapdXXijXos, equally distant; 7pa/i;a97,a line.) Geom. Any quadrilateral figure whose opposite sides are parallel. Paral'J'sis. (HapaXi/w, to disable.) Pathol. Disease characterised by loss or diminution of the power of volun- tary motion or sensation affecting any part of the body. P. A'gitans. Pathol. The shaking palsy. P., Duchenne's. Med. Pseudo- hypertrophic paralysis. P., General, of the insane, better called Progressive Paralysis. Med. A form of ]3aralysis attended with exagger- ated ideas in its early stages. P. Hemiple'gica. Pathol. Palsy of one-half of the body, reckoned fi-om side to side. See Hemiplegia. P. Paraple'gica. Pathol. Palsy of one-half of the body from head to foot; that is, divided into an upper and lower half. See Paraplegia. P. Partialis, Pathol. jPalsy of some particular muscle or nerve: partial paralysis. P. VSnena'ta. Pathol. Palsy from the effects of some poison. Paral;^t'ic. Pathol. Belonging to Paralysis. Paramagnet'ic. Nat. Phil. Applied to bodies which when attracted by a magnet tend to lie parallel with it. whereas, when diamagnetic, they are at right angles. Pard,me'nia. (Ilapci, amiss; fj-rives, the menses.) Pathol. Disordered menstruation. Parametri'tis. (Same; and imtri- tis.) Med. Inflammation of the cellular tissue surroundingthe uterus andvagina. Paramor'phia. (Ilapd; /xop(pri, form.) Pathol. Morbid structure; apj)lied to organic diseases. Also another name for Thebaia, obtained from opium. Paranephri'tic. Pathol. Belong- ing to Paranephritis. Paranephri'tis. {PtLrHnephrus; terminal -Itis.) Pathol. Inflammation of the snj^ra-reual capsules. Paraneph' ms. (llapd; v€<pp6sy the kidney.) Anat. The supra-renal capsule. Parapep'tone. (Same; peptone.) Physiol. A body produced in gastric di- gestion during the formation of iieptonc. Paraphlmo'sis. (Ilapd; <pifj.bw, to bridle.) Surg. Pathol. A disorder in which the prepuce is retracted and constricted behind the glans penis and cannot be drawn forward. Paraphlmot'ic. S^irg. Belong- ing to Paraphimosis. Parapho'nia. (Ilapd ; tpuv-fi, the voice.) Pathol. Change or alteration of the voice ; bad voice. Paraph'ysis. (Ilapd; <piiw, to grow.) Bot. Slender cellular-jointed threads found among the antheridia in mosses. Paraplec'tic. (napa7rXr;KTiK6j, TrapairXyjKTOs.) Pathol. Stricken on one side ; jiaralysed ; frenzj'-stricken. Paraple'gia. (IlapaTrX'^Yta, a benumbing of parts ; irapairX-qaau, to strilce badly.) Pathol. Paralysis affecting one-half of the body, usually applied to the lower half ; also termed Paralysis 2->araplegica. Paraple'gic. Pathol. [Belonging to Paraplegia. Applied to a variety of paralysis termed Paralysis ^jara- plegica. Parapophys'ial. A nat., Comp. Anat. Belonging to a parapophysis. ParapSph'ysis. (Ilapd; dTro^i^w,
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