PARELECTRONOMY
Par*e`lec*tron"o*my, n. Etym: [Pref. para- + electro- + Gr.
(Physiol.)
Defn: A condition of the muscles induced by exposure to severe cold, in which the electrical action of the muscle is reversed.
PARELLA; PARELLE Pa*rel"la, Pa`relle, n. Etym: [Cf. F. parelle.] (Bot.) (a) A name for two kinds of dock (Rumex Patientia and R. Hydrolapathum). (b) A kind of lichen (Lecanora parella) once used in dyeing and in the preparation of litmus.
PAREMBOLE
Pa*rem"bo*le (, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. Para-, and Embolus.] (Rhet.)
Defn: A kind of parenthesis.
PAREMENT
Pare"ment, n.
Defn: See Parament. [Obs.]
PAREMPTOSIS
Par`emp*to"sis, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr.
Defn: Same as Parembole.
PARENCHYMA
Pa*ren"chy*ma, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. parenchyme.] (Biol.)