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Parasitenouna follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantageverified
Parasitic WormnounMWEworm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukesverified
Parasitismnounthe relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)verified
Parasympathetic Nervous SystemnounMWEoriginates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cordverified
Parathion PoisoningnounMWEa toxic condition resulting from inhalation or ingestion of the insecticide parathionverified
Parathormonenounhormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glandsverified
Parathyroid GlandnounMWEany one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid glandverified
Parathyroid HormonenounMWEhormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glandsverified
Paratyphoid FevernounMWEany of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid feververified
Parazoannounprimitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal frameworkverified
Parcel BombnounMWEa thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when openedverified
Parenchymanounanimal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vesselsverified
Parent ProcessnounMWEA process that may contain one or more sub-processes, activities, and tasks.Process
Parenthesis-Free NotationnounMWEa notation for forming mathematical expressions that does not use parentheses to delimit componentsverified
Paresthesianounabnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damageverified
Pari-Mutuel MachinenounMWEcomputer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who wonverified
Pariah DognounMWEownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially Indiaverified
Parietal BonenounMWEeither of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the craniumverified
Parietal CortexnounMWEthat part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the headverified
Parietal GyrusnounMWEany of the convolutions of the outer surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrumverified
Parietal LobenounMWEthat part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the headverified
Parietal PericardiumnounMWEthe tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternumverified
Parietal PlacentationnounMWEwhere ovules develop on the wall or slight outgrowths of the wall forming broken partitions within a compound ovaryverified
Parieto-Occipital FissurenounMWEa sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in both hemispheresverified
Parieto-Occipital SulcusnounMWEa sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in both hemispheresverified
Parity BitnounMWE(computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1'sverified
Parkingnounthe act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarilyverified
Parliamentnouna card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevensverified
Parliamentary AgentnounMWEa person who is employed to look after the affairs of businesses that are affected by legislation of the British Parliamentverified