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Meanings of Parabolanus:

noun

In the church in alexandria and constantinople in the 5th and 6th centuries: a member of a class of unordained helpers who attended the sick in times of plague, etc. usually in plural.

Meanings of Parabolas:

noun

A symmetrical open plane curve formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to its side. the path of a projectile under the influence of gravity follows a curve of this shape.

Usage examples:

The solutions to the equations describing the motions produced by this law are called conic section…

Meanings of Parabole:

noun

= "parabola"–1c.

Meanings of Parabolic:

adjective

Of or like a parabola or part of one.

Usage examples:

A parabolic mirror behind a spotlight projects a parallel beam

Meanings of Parabolist:

noun

A user of metaphor or allegory; a person who narrates in parables.

Meanings of Parabolization:

noun

The process of making something parabolic or paraboloidal.

Meanings of Parabolize:

verb

To express or represent parabolically; to set forth in a parable.

Meanings of Parabolized:

verb

To express or represent parabolically; to set forth in a parable.

Meanings of Parabolizing:

noun

The action of parabolize .

Meanings of Paraboloid:

noun

A solid generated by the rotation of a parabola about its axis of symmetry.

Meanings of Parabrake:

noun

A parachute which can be opened behind an aircraft to act as a brake.

Meanings of Parabranchial:

adjective

Situated next to or near the gills.

Meanings of Paracasein:

noun

The form of casein produced when the protein in milk is coagulated by rennin, and consisting of phosphoproteins (usually bonded to calcium ions).

Meanings of Paracaseinate:

noun

A compound containing paracasein bonded to ions of a metal (especially calcium).

Meanings of Paracelsian:

noun

A follower or adherent of paracelsus, or of his medical or philosophical principles.

adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of paracelsus, or of his teachings or followers.

Meanings of Paracelsianism:

noun

The medical principles of paracelsus.

Meanings of Paracelsist:

noun

= paracelsian .

Meanings of Paracelsus:

proper noun

(c.1493–1541), swiss physician: born theophrastus phillipus aureolus bombastus von hohenheim. he developed a new approach to medicine and philosophy based on observation and experience. he saw illness as having a specific external cause (rather than resulting from an imbalance of the bodily humours), and introduced chemical remedies to replace traditional ones.

Meanings of Paracenteses:

noun

The perforation of a cavity of the body or of a cyst or similar outgrowth, especially with a hollow needle to remove fluid or gas.

Usage examples:

Patients with new-onset ascites or clinical deterioration should undergo paracentesis.

Meanings of Paracentesis:

noun

The perforation of a cavity of the body or of a cyst or similar outgrowth, especially with a hollow needle to remove fluid or gas.

Usage examples:

Patients with new-onset ascites or clinical deterioration should undergo paracentesis.

Meanings of Paracentral:

adjective

Located beside the centre or a central structure; specifically (a) anatomy designating or relating to an area of the cerebral cortex located on the medial aspect of the parietal lobe beside the central fissure (especially in "paracentral lobule"); (b) medicine designating or relating to the part of the retina beside the fovea; parafoveal.

Meanings of Paracetamol:

noun

A synthetic compound used as a drug to relieve and reduce fever, usually taken in tablet form.

Usage examples:

Inflammation can be reduced with ibuprofen tablets and paracetamol can help to relieve any pain.

Meanings of Parachor:

noun

A numerical quantity (found empirically to be constant over a wide range of temperature) equal to the molecular weight of a liquid multiplied by the fourth root of its surface tension and divided by the difference between the density of the liquid and that of its vapour.

Meanings of Parachordal:

adjective

Situated beside the notochord; specifically designating either of a pair of cartilaginous plates which form the foundation of the skull in mammalian embryos.

noun

A parachordal cartilage.

Meanings of Parachors:

noun

A numerical quantity (found empirically to be constant over a wide range of temperature) equal to the molecular weight of a liquid multiplied by the fourth root of its surface tension and divided by the difference between the density of the liquid and that of its vapour.