Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Parashurama The sixth avatar of Vishnu. parasibirskite A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen. parasigmatism Synonym of sigmatism. parasigmoid Across the ends of the sigmoid colon parasiloxanthin A carotenoid found in catfish, C₄₀H₅₈O₂ parasinus Beyond a sinus. parasinusoidal Over or beyond a sinusoid parasiopesis Synonym of paralipsis. parasisal A high-quality, finely woven straw material frequently used in professional millinery for creating hats and fascinators. parasital parasitic parasitaphelenchid Any nematode of the family Parasitaphelenchidae parasitary Parasitic. parasitation parasitization parasite An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism. parasitelike Resembling or characteristic of a parasite. parasitemia The presence of parasites in the blood parasitemic Relating to parasitemia parasitengone Any mite of the clade Parasitengona. parasitic Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite. parasitical Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of a parasite; parasitic. parasitically In a parasitic manner. parasiticalness The state or quality of being parasitical. parasiticidal Killing parasites. parasiticide Any substance used to kill parasites. parasitid Any mite in the family Parasitidae. parasitiform Any tick or mite of the superorder Parasitiformes parasitise To live on or in a host organism as a parasite. parasitism Interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed. parasitistatic That halts the increase of parasite numbers parasitization Infestation by a parasite. parasitize To live on or in a host organism as a parasite. parasitizer One who parasitizes. parasitocenosis All the parasites that inhabit an animal (or a specified part of an animal) parasitofauna parasitic animal(s) parasitofaunal Relating to parasitofauna. parasitoid Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host. parasitoidal Of or pertaining to parasitoids. parasitoidisation infection with a parasitoid parasitoidism parasitism by a parasitoid parasitoidy The condition of being parasitoid parasitologic Of or pertaining to parasitology. parasitological Of or pertaining to parasites or to parasitology. parasitologically In a parasitological manner; as regards parasites or parasitology. parasitologist A person who works in, or is an expert in, parasitology. parasitology The study of parasites. parasitome All the parasites (in any form) of a host organism parasitophobia A morbid fear of becoming infested with parasites. parasitophore A parasitophorous vacuole parasitophorous Based around an intracellular parasite parasitosis Infestation with parasites. parasitotic Relating to parasitosis. parasitotoxic toxic to parasites paraskavedekatriaphobia The fear of Friday the thirteenth. Paraskevi A female given name. paraskiing a winter sport for handicapped people, a variant of skiing adapted for the disabled. Paraskoviivka An urban-type settlement in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. parasnowboard A parasport, an adapted version of snowboarding. parasnowboarder An athlete in parasnowboarding. parasnowboarding A parasport, an adapted version of snowboarding; The sport of parasnowboard. parasocial One-sided (especially of a relationship, as for example that between a celebrity and their audience or fans, whom they do not know). parasociality The quality or condition of being parasocial. parasocially In a parasocial manner. parasol A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun. parasolette A small parasol. parasomal Relating to parasomes parasome A pore or sac in parasites of the genus Paramoeba parasomnia Any of several sleep disorders. parasomniac having or pertaining to parasomnia. parasomnic Relating to a parasomnia paraspastic Relating to spastic paraplegia paraspecies A species that gave rise to daughter species without itself becoming extinct paraspecific Serving as a remedy against conditions beyond those it is primarily used to treat. paraspecificity The quality of being paraspecific. paraspeckle An irregularly shaped compartment of the cell, found in the nucleus's interchromatin space parasperm In species that exhibit sperm heteromorphism, infertile sperm. parasphenoid A bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many vertebrates. parasphenoidal Relating to the parasphenoid (bone) paraspinal adjacent to the spine paraspinally In a paraspinal manner. paraspinous Synonym of paraspinal. parasplenial Across or beyond the splenium parasporal Describing a crystalline protein that forms around a spore in some bacteria that acts as a toxin precursor when digested parasporin Any of a group of proteins with anticancer activity, derived from Bacillus thuringiensis. parasport A disabled sport. paraspurrite A polysynthetically twinned spurrite parasquillid Any mantis shrimp in the family Parasquillidae. parasquilloid A mantis shrimp in the superfamily Parasquilloidea. parastacid Any crayfish in the family Parastacidae. parastacine Relating to crayfish of the genus Parastacus parastatal A company, agency, or intergovernmental organization that possesses political clout and is separate from the government, but whose activities serve the state, either directly or indirectly. parastate A region that seeks or claims but does not have the status of a recognized independent state. parastatistic Relating to parastatistics parastatistical Relating to parastatistics. parastatistics Any of several proposed statistics that are alternatives to the standard ones parastenocaridid Any copepod in the family Parastenocarididae. parasternal Beside the sternum parasternally In a parasternal manner or direction parastichy A secondary spiral of leaves or florets. parastigma A chitinous spot on the wings of some insects parastigmatic Near a stigma parastomal Around a stoma. parastrachiid Any true bug of the family Parastrachiidae parastratotype A stratotype designated by the original author alongside the holostratotype as an additional example of a stratigraphic unit. parastriatal Above or beyond the corpus striatum parastriate Beyond or over the striatum parastylar Relating to the parastyle parastyle A style in front of the paracone. parastylid Synonym of hypoconulid. parasubicular Relating to the parasubiculum. parasubiculum A retrohippocampal isocortical structure in the rodent brain parasubstituted Having undergone parasubstitution. parasubstitution Any substitution reaction that introduces an atom or group into the para- position parasubthalamic Located near the subthalamus parasuchian Synonym of phytosaur. parasuchid Any phytosaur in the family Parasuchidae. parasuicidal Inclined towards parasuicide. parasuicidality The quality of being parasuicidal. parasuicide A supposed suicide attempt that was not intended to succeed. parasuis Synonym of Glässer's disease. parasurf To participate in parasurfing parasurfer A participant in parasurfing, one who parasurfs. parasurfing A parasport, an adapted form of surfing for the disabled. paraswimmer One who takes part in paraswimming. paraswimming An adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. parasylvian Across the sylvian fissure parasymbiont A parasymbiotic symbiont parasymbiosis The condition when the hyphae of a parasite envelop the algal constituents of a lichen and cause injury. parasymbiotic Exhibiting or relating to parasymbiosis. parasympathectomy The removal of (all or part of) the parasympathetic nervous system parasympathetic Of or relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system that inhibits or opposes the effects of the sympathetic nervous system. It consists of nerves arising from the brain and the lower end of the spinal cord and supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands. parasympathetically By the parasympathetic system. parasympatheticomimetic parasympathomimetic parasympathicotonia Any condition characterised by domination of the parasympathetic system over the sympathetic parasympathicotonic Relating to parasympathicotonia. parasympatholytic That blocks the action of the parasympathetic nervous system; anticholinergic parasympathomimesis Parasympathomimetic activity. parasympathomimetic Acting by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system; mimicking the effects of that system by stimulating acetylcholine receptors. parasymphyseal Beyond the symphysis parasymphysis The point at which both halves of the mandible are fused together parasymplesite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen. parasynapsis The parallel (side-by-side) conjugation of chromosomes parasynaptic Relating to parasynapsis parasynaptically By means of parasynapsis parasynchronize To make parasynchronous. parasynchronized Synonym of parasynchronous. parasynchronous Occurring in a sequential fashion, such that occurrences immediately follow neighboring occurrences. parasynonym A term (word or phrase) which is parasynonymous with others, but not necessarily considered a synonym. parasynonymous S₁ is a sense of T and S₂ is a sense of T′. parasynonymy The property of being a parasynonym. parasynthesis The formation of words by a combination of compounding and adding an affix, as in brown-eyed.