| pare | 1. To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof. 2. To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from anything; followed by off or away; as; to pare off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies. 3. To diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen. "The king began to pare a little the privilege of clergy." (Bacon) Origin: F. Parer to pare, as a horse's hoofs, to dress or curry, as, leather, to clear, as anchors or cables, to parry, ward off, fr. L. Parare to prepare. Cf. Empire, Parade, Pardon, Parry, Prepare. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Pare's suture | The approximation of the edges of a wound by pasting strips of cloth to the surface and stitching them instead of the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parectasis | Parectasia An obsolete term for extreme distention of a cavity or other part. Origin: G. Parektasis, extrusion, fr. Para, beside, + ektasis, extension (05 Mar 2000) |
| parectropia | Synonym: apraxia. Origin: G. Par-ektrope, a turning aside (05 Mar 2000) |
| paregoric | <medicine> A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium. Synonym: paregoric elexir. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pareira | Pareira brava, the root of Chondodendron tomentosum and other species of Chondodendron (family Menispermaceae), a vine of tropical America; one of the chief sources of d-tubocurarine; it has diuretic and urinary antiseptic properties. Origin: Pg. Parreira, vine trained against a wall (05 Mar 2000) |
| parelectronomic | <physiology> Of or relating to parelectronomy; as, the parelectronomic part of a muscle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| parelectronomy | <physiology> A condition of the muscles induced by exposure to severe cold, in which the electrical action of the muscle is reversed. Origin: Pref. Para- + electro- + Gr. Law. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| parelle | <botany> A name for two kinds of dock (Rumex Patientia and R. Hydrolapathum). A kind of lichen (Lecanora parella) once used in dyeing and in the preparation of litmus. Origin: Cf. F. Parelle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| parencephalia | Congenital defect of brain. Origin: para-+ G. Enkephalos, brain (05 Mar 2000) |
| parencephalitis | Inflammation of the cerebellum. Origin: parencephalon + G. -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| parencephalocele | Protrusion of the cerebellum through a defect in the cranium. Origin: parencephalon + G. Kele, hernia (05 Mar 2000) |
| parencephalous | Relating to parencephalia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parenchyma | <pathology> The essential elements of an organ, used in anatomical nomenclature as a general term to designate the functional elements of an organ, as distinguished from its framework or stroma. Origin: Gr. = anything poured in beside (18 Nov 1997) |
| parenchymal | Relating to the parenchyma. Synonym: parenchymal. (05 Mar 2000) |