PARA-ANAESTHESIA; PARA-ANESTHESIA
Par`a-an`æs*the"si*a, -an`es*the"si*a, n. [NL.; para- + anæsthesia.]
(Med.)
Defn: Anæsthesia of both sides of the lower half of the body.
PARABANIC
Par`a*ban"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous acid which is obtained by the oxidation of uric acid, as a white crystalline substance (C3N2H2O3); — also called oxalyl urea.
PARABLAST
Par"a*blast, n. Etym: [Cf. Gr. Para-, and -blast.] (Biol.)
Defn: A portion of the mesoblast (of peripheral origin) of the developing embryo, the cells of which are especially concerned in forming the first blood and blood vessels. C. S. Minot.
PARABLASTIC
Par`a*blas"tic, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the parablast; as, the parablastic cells.
PARABLE
Par"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. parabilis, fr. parare to provide.]
Defn: Procurable. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.