| paracarcinomatous encephalomyelopathy | An encephalomyelopathy as a remote effect of carcinoma, most often oat cell carcinoma of the lung; characterised by extensive nerve cell loss, which may be diffuse, but often predominates in particular portions of the central nervous system, particularly the limbic lobes, medulla, cerebellum, and gray matter of the spinal cord. Synonym: carcinomatous encephalomyelopathy, encephalomyelitis associated with carcinoma, paracarcinomatous encephalomyelopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| paracarcinomatous myelopathy | Degeneration or necrosis of the spinal cord associated with a carcinoma. Synonym: paracarcinomatous myelopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paracarmine | See: paracarmine stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paracarmine stain | <technique> A staining fluid consisting of a solution of calcium chloride and carminic acid in 75% alcohol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paracasein | The compound produced by the action of rennin upon kappa-casein (which liberates a glycoprotein), and that precipitates with calcium ion as the insoluble curd. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paracellular transport | Solvent movement across an epithelial cell layer through the tight junctions between cells. Compare: transcellular transport. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paracelsian | Of, pertaining to, or in conformity with, the practice of Paracelsus, a Swiss physician of the 15th century. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| paracelsian method | The use of chemical agents only in the treatment of disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Paracelsus | Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, Swiss physician, 1493-1541. See: paracelsian method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paracenesthesia | Deterioration in one's sense of bodily well-being, i.e., of the normal functioning of one's organs. Origin: para-+ G. Koinos, common, + aisthesis, feeling (05 Mar 2000) |
| paracentesis | <procedure> Surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity for the aspiration of peritoneal fluid. Origin: Gr. Kentesis = puncture (18 Nov 1997) |
| paracentetic | Relating to paracentesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paracentral | Close to or alongside the centre or some structure designated "central." (05 Mar 2000) |
| paracentral artery | <anatomy, artery> The third branch of the pericallosal artery supplying the cerebral cortex of the paracentral lobule and both sides of the medial part of the central sulcus. Synonym: arteria paracentralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paracentral fissure | A curved fissure (sulcus) on the medial surface of the cerebral hemisphere, bounding the paracentral gyrus and separating it from the precuneus and the cingulate gyrus. (05 Mar 2000) |