| paralysis |
partial or complete loss of sensation or the ability to move in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nervous system. [2 definitions] |
| paralysis agitans |
see "Parkinson's disease." |
| paralytic |
one who is paralyzed. [3 definitions] |
| paralyze |
to render partly or completely unable to move or feel sensations, as by an injury or disease. [2 definitions] |
| paralyzed |
unable to move or unable to feel sensation due to neurological damage or the effect of a drug; affected with paralysis. [2 definitions] |
| paramagnet |
a material that is weakly attracted by an externally applied magnetic field and forms an induced magnetic field in the direction of the applied field. |
| paramagnetic |
relating to or being a material that is weakly attracted by an externally applied magnetic field and forms an induced magnetic field in the direction of the applied field. |
| Paramaribo |
the seaport capital of Suriname. |
| paramecium |
any of several one-celled protozoans that move by means of cilia and have a large oral groove. |
| paramedic |
one who is trained to work as a doctor's assistant or as a provider of emergency medical care. |
| paramedical |
of or indicating the work of auxiliary medical personnel such as nurses' aides, paramedics, or laboratory technicians. |
| parameter |
any of a set of specifications or limits, the value or variations of which determine the form or behavior of something. [3 definitions] |
| paramilitary |
of or concerning a group that has a military structure and purpose but is not part of a nation's armed forces. |
| paramnesia |
in psychiatry, a distortion of memory in which factual and imagined events become confused. |
| paramorphism |
change in the structure of a mineral without any change in its chemical composition. |
| paramount |
foremost in importance, power, or the like; chief. [2 definitions] |
| paramour |
a lover, esp. one in an adulterous affair. |
| Paraná |
a major river in South America originating in Brazil and flowing mostly south, forming the border between Paraguay and Argentina and eventually merging with the Uruguay River to form the Río de la Plata. |
| Paraná River |
a major river in South America originating in Brazil and flowing mostly south, forming the border between Paraguay and Argentina and eventually merging with the Uruguay River to form the Río de la Plata. |
| paranoia |
a severe mental disorder marked by persistent and very exaggerated delusions of being grand or important, or of being persecuted by others. [2 definitions] |
| paranoid |
having or exhibiting an unrealistic suspicion and mistrust of others. |