All English words - page 2567

Meanings of Parasphenoidal:

adjective

Of or relating to the parasphenoid.

Meanings of Parastas:

noun

A pilaster; = anta .

Meanings of Parastichies:

noun

(in phyllotaxis) an oblique row of leaves arranged in a secondary spiral.

Usage examples:

There was a negative correlation between phyllotaxy and leaf primordium diameter: species with grea…

Meanings of Parastichy:

noun

(in phyllotaxis) an oblique row of leaves arranged in a secondary spiral.

Usage examples:

There was a negative correlation between phyllotaxy and leaf primordium diameter: species with grea…

Meanings of Parasympathetic:

adjective

Relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system which balances the action of the sympathetic nerves. it consists of nerves arising from the brain and the lower end of the spinal cord and supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands.

Usage examples:

The reflexes are mediated by the sympathetic or parasympathetic nerves of the autonomic nervous sys…

Meanings of Parasympathomimetic:

adjective

Producing physiological effects similar to those produced by stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system.

noun

A parasympathomimetic agent.

Meanings of Parasynapsis:

noun

Side-by-side pairing of chromosomes at meiosis.

Meanings of Parasyntheton:

noun

A parasynthetic formation.

Meanings of Paratactical:

adjective

Relating to or involving parataxis; = "paratactic".

Meanings of Paratartaric:

adjective

"paratartaric acid" now historical = racemic acid .

Meanings of Paraterminal:

adjective

Designating a strip of white matter adjacent to the lamina terminalis.

Meanings of Parathyroid:

noun

A gland next to the thyroid which secretes a hormone ( parathyroid hormone ) that regulates calcium levels in a person's body.

Usage examples:

Parathyroid tissue

adjective

Of or relating to the parathyroid glands

Meanings of Parathyroidectomies:

noun

Surgical removal of one or more parathyroid glands; an instance of this.

Meanings of Parathyroidectomy:

noun

Surgical removal of one or more parathyroid glands; an instance of this.

Meanings of Parathyroids:

noun

A gland next to the thyroid which secretes a hormone ( parathyroid hormone ) that regulates calcium levels in a person's body.

Usage examples:

Parathyroid tissue

Meanings of Paratonic:

adjective

Of or relating to strain or spasm (of muscle); specifically designating muscle rigidity occurring in response to passive movement, seen in various disorders of the cerebral cortex.

Meanings of Paratracheal:

adjective

Designating parenchyma that surrounds or is associated with the vessels in wood.

Meanings of Paratrophic:

adjective

Dependent upon living organic material for nutrition; obligately parasitic.

Meanings of Paratuberculosis:

noun

= "johne's disease".

Meanings of Paratuberculous:

adjective

Of or relating to paratuberculosis (johne's disease); affected by paratuberculosis.

Meanings of Paratype:

noun

A specimen mentioned in the original description of a species in addition to the holotype (or isotypes).

Meanings of Paratyphoid:

noun

A fever resembling typhoid but caused by different (though related) bacteria.

Usage examples:

In 2004, nine people contracted typhoid and paratyphoid fever, seven picked up malaria, two people …

Meanings of Paravail:

adjective

"tenant paravail" noun a tenant of a tenant, a subtenant; (specifically in english law from the 16th century) the lowest tenant, the person who actually worked or occupied the land. opposed to "paramount [noun, adverb]" now historical.

Meanings of Paravanes:

noun

A device towed behind a boat at a depth regulated by its vanes or planes, so that the cable to which it is attached can cut the moorings of submerged mines.

Usage examples:

However, upon closer inspection it turned out to be a paravane, a towed device used for sweeping mo…

Meanings of Paravent:

noun

Chiefly in france or in french contexts: something, especially a screen, that provides protection against the wind; (hence in extended use) a dividing screen or partition.