para-, par-
(Greek: by the side of, beside, past, beyond; contrary, wrong, irregular, abnormal)
paragraph
A distinct passage or section of a discourse, chapter, or book, dealing with a particular point of the subject, the words of a distinct speaker, etc., whether consisting of one sentence or of a number of sentences that are more closely connected with each other than with what stands before and after.
paragraphia
1. Loss of the power of writing from dictation, although the words are heard and comprehended.
2. Writing one word when another is intended.
3. A disorder of writing marked by the use of improper words or letters; a form of aphasia.
paragraphism
The system or practice of composing or printing newspaper paragraphs.
parahepatic
parahepatitis
parahormone
A substance, product of ordinary metabolism, not produced for a specific purpose, that acts like a hormone in modifying the activity of some distant organ; e.g., the action of carbon dioxide on the control of breathing.
parahypnosis
1. Any kind of sleep disturbance.
2. Abnormal sleep and hypersuggestibility as in the hypnotic state, somnambulism, or pharmacologically induced general anesthesia.
parahypnotic
parakeet, parrakeet
parakinesia
parakinesis
parakinetic
paralalia
Any disturbance of speech, especially the utterance of a vocal sound other than the one desired.
parallax, parallactic
1. In physics, an apparent change in the position of an object when the person looking at the object changes position.
2. In astronomy, the angle between two imaginary lines from two different observation points meeting at a star or celestial body that is used to measure its distance from the Earth.
parallel (Literally, "beside each other")
1. In geometry, relating to or being lines, planes, or curved surfaces that are always the same distance apart and therefore never meet.
2. Relating to two things that are comparable because they are similar and share many characteristics.
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