| ANABAPTISM | • Anabaptism n. The doctrine espoused by Anabaptists. • ANABAPTISM n. the doctrine of the Anabaptists. |
| APLANATISM | • aplanatism n. (Optics) Freedom from spherical aberration. • APLANATISM n. freedom from spherical aberration. |
| METAPLASIA | • metaplasia n. (Biology) The conversion of one type of tissue into another. • METAPLASIA n. the change of one kind of tissue into another, also METAPLASIS. |
| PARAMAECIA | • paramaecia n. Plural of paramaecium. • PARAMAECIUM n. a microscopic unicellular ciliate protozoa, also PARAMECIUM, PARAMOECIUM. |
| PARAMNESIA | • paramnesia n. An inability to distinguish between real memories and dreams or fantasies. • paramnesia n. An inability to remember the meaning of common words. • PARAMNESIA n. abnormality of memory, esp. forgetting of meaning of words. |
| PARAMOECIA | • paramoecia n. Plural of paramoecium. • PARAMOECIUM n. any freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body covered with cilia, also PARAMAECIUM, PARAMECIUM. |
| PARASOMNIA | • parasomnia n. (Psychiatry, medicine) Any of several sleep disorders. • PARASOMNIA n. any of several sleep disorders characterized by abnormal or unusual behaviour of the nervous system during any of the stages of sleep. |
| PARMIGIANA | • parmigiana adj. (Cooking) Cooked or served with Parmesan cheese and tomato sauce. • parmigiana n. (In combination) Any dish in which a main ingredient is combined with cheese and coated with tomato… • PARMIGIANA adj. (Italian) made or covered with Parmesan cheese, also PARMIGIANO. |
| PHAGOMANIA | • phagomania n. A compulsion to eat. • PHAGOMANIA n. a compulsive desire to eat. |
| RAMPALLIAN | • rampallian n. (Obsolete) A mean wretch; a low person. • RAMPALLIAN n. (Shakespeare) a mean wretch. |
| SAPRAEMIAS | • sapraemias n. Plural of sapraemia. • SAPRAEMIA n. a kind of blood-poisoning, also SAPREMIA. |
| SPANAEMIAS | • spanaemias n. Plural of spanaemia. • SPANAEMIA n. a deficiency of red corpuscles in the blood. |
| SPINARAMAS | • spinaramas n. Plural of spinarama. • SPINARAMA n. (Canadian) an evasive move, especially in hockey, consisting of an abrupt 360-degree turn. |