| paregmenon | (noun) juxtaposing words having a common derivation (as in `sense and sensibility') | - |
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| paregoric | (noun) medicine used to treat diarrhea | Synonyms: camphorated tincture of opium |
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| parenchyma | (noun) animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels | - |
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| (noun) the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems | - |
| parenesis | (noun) (rhetoric) exhortation; admonition. | - |
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| parent | (noun) an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained | - |
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| (noun) a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian | - |
| parentage | (noun) the hereditary derivation of an individual | Synonyms: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, pedigree, stemma, stock |
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| (noun) the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents | Synonyms: birth |
| (noun) the state of being a parent | Synonyms: parenthood |
| parenthesis | (noun) either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material | - |
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| (noun) a message that departs from the main subject | Synonyms: aside, digression, divagation, excursus |
| parenthetical | (noun) an expression in parentheses | Synonyms: parenthetical expression |
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| parenthood | (noun) the state of being a parent | Synonyms: parentage |
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| parer | (noun) a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables | Synonyms: paring knife |
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| (noun) a manicurist who trims the fingernails | - |
| paresis | (noun) a slight or partial paralysis | - |
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| paresthesia | (noun) abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage | Synonyms: paraesthesia |
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| paretic | (noun) a person afflicted with paresis (partial paralysis) | - |
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