parametricismAn avant-garde, computer-aided style of architecture and urban planning in which (the functions of) spaces are considered parametrically variable (dynamic) rather than static.
parametricityThe quality or state of being parametric: parametric nature (of a design or concept), whether through parameterization applied retroactively or as an inherently native property.
parametritisInflammation of the parametrium (cellular tissue near the uterus).
parametriumAll the connective tissue of the female pelvic floor.
parametrixAn approximation to a fundamental solution of a partial differential equation, and is essentially an approximate inverse to a differential operator.
paramoA treeless grassland ecosystem covering extensive high areas of equatorial mountains, especially in South America.
paramodulantA clause resulting from paramodulation.
paramodularPertaining to a pair (a, b) of set functions where a is supermodular, b is submodular, and they always satisfy the cross-inequality b(X) - a(Y) > b(X-Y) -a(Y-X) for all X, Y.
paramodulationA technique for reasoning on sets of clauses where the predicate symbol is equality.
paramoidResembling or characteristic of the paramo.
paramorphA kind of pseudomorph in which paramorphism occurs (involving a change of physical characteristics without alteration of chemical composition, as in the change of aragonite to calcite).
paramorphicOf, relating to, or produced by paramorphism.
paramorphineA poisonous alkaloid, also known as thebaine, obtained from opium; not used in medicine; but used as a precursor for the manufacture of some medicines.
paramorphismA change in the physical structure of a mineral without any chemical change.
paramyxovirusAny member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of human and animal diseases.
paranA latitude where, at some longitude at a given moment in time, two celestial bodies (or mathematical points, or any such bodies'/points' projections onto the ecliptic) were simultaneously one on the horizon and the other at its highest in the sky (culminating) or lowest below the horizon.
paraneoplasticassociated with, but only indirectly related to, a tumor, as for example the endocrine or immunologic effects rather than the mass effect.
paranephritisinflammation of the tissues surrounding the kidneys
paranesthesiaanesthesia of both sides of the lower half of the body
paraneteIn Ancient Greek musical theory, the higher-pitched of the two movable notes in the farther tetrachord on a lyre, pitched higher than the trite and lower than the nete.
ParaniloticOf or relating to a subgroup of the Nilotic languages, comprising those of the east and south, thought to be a mixture of (Western) Nilotic and Hamitic languages (in particular, modern Cushitic), based on racial and other non-linguistic considerations.
paranitroanilineAn organic compound with chemical formula C₆H₆N₂O₂: a yellow solid that is an intermediate in the production of dyes, pharmaceuticals, gasoline, etc.
paranitrotolueneAn organic compound with the formula CH₃C₆H₄NO₂.
paranjaA robe with a veil once worn by some Muslim women.
paranoiaA psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of six subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and a perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and a general mistrust of others.
paranotumA lateral expansion of the dorsal part of the thorax of some insects
paranthelionA diffuse whitish image of the Sun, having the same altitude, at an angular distance of about 120° due to reflection from atmospheric ice-prisms.
paranthraceneAn inert isomeric modification of anthracene.
paranthropineAny extinct hominid of the genus †Paranthropus