PAROTOID
Par"o*toid, a. Etym: [Parotid + -oid.] (Anat.)
Defn: Resembling the parotid gland; — applied especially to cutaneous glandular elevations above the ear in many toads and frogs. — n.
Defn: A parotoid gland.
PAROUSIA Pa*rou"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Parusia.] (a) The nativity of our Lord. (b) The last day. Shipley.
PAROVARIUM
Par`o*va"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL. See Para-, and Ovarium.] (Anat.)
Defn: A group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct; the epoöphoron.
PAROXYSM
Par"ox*ysm, n. Etym: [F. paroxysme, Gr.
1. (Med.)
Defn: The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that occurs at intervals, or has decided remissions or intermissions. Arbuthnot.
2. Any sudden and violent emotion; spasmodic passion or action; a convulsion; a fit. The returning paroxysms of diffidence and despair. South.