| FETIPAROUS | • fetiparous adj. (Of a marsupial) bearing offspring born not fully developed. • FETIPAROUS adj. of marsupials, such as the kangaroo, giving birth to incompletely developed offspring, also FOETIPAROUS. |
| LAPAROTOMY | • laparotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the… • LAPAROTOMY n. a cutting through the walls of the abdomen, as in the Caesarean section. |
| OMNIPAROUS | • omniparous adj. Producing all things; omniparient. • OMNIPAROUS adj. producing all things. |
| PAROCHINES | • PAROCHINE n. (Scots) a parish, also PARISCHAN, PARISCHANE, PARISHEN, PAROCHIN. |
| PARODISTIC | • parodistic adj. Of, related to, or having the characteristics of parody. • PARODISTIC adj. relating to parody. |
| PAROECIOUS | • paroecious adj. (Bryology) Having the male and female reproductive organs in close proximity. • parœcious adj. Obsolete form of paroecious. • PAROECIOUS adj. of certain mosses, having the male and female reproductive organs near one another, also PARECIOUS, PAROICOUS. |
| PAROECISMS | • PAROECISM n. the state of having the male and female reproductive organs at different levels on the same stem, also PARECISM. |
| PAROEMIACS | • paroemiacs n. Plural of paroemiac. • PAROEMIAC n. the anapaestic dimeter catalectic. |
| PARONOMASY | • paronomasy n. Archaic form of paronomasia. • PARONOMASY n. (obsolete) paronomasia. |
| PARONYCHIA | • paronychia n. (Medicine) An infection under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail. • PARONYCHIA n. a whitlow, or felon. |
| PARONYMIES | • paronymies n. Plural of paronymy. • PARONYMY n. a relationship of two words having the same sound. |
| PARONYMOUS | • paronymous adj. (Semantics) Having the same root or derivation; conjugate. • paronymous adj. (Semantics) Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning. • PARONYMOUS adj. having the nature of a paronym. |
| PAROXETINE | • paroxetine n. (Pharmacology) An antidepressant that is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor and is also used for… • PAROXETINE n. a kind of antidepressant drug. |
| PAROXYSMAL | • paroxysmal adj. Of, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms. • PAROXYSMAL adj. of the nature of a paroxysm. |
| PAROXYSMIC | • paroxysmic adj. Relating to paroxysms. • PAROXYSMIC adj. relating to paroxysm. |
| PAROXYTONE | • paroxytone adj. (Linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable. • paroxytone n. (Linguistics) A paroxytone word. • PAROXYTONE n. a word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable. |
| PUPIPAROUS | • pupiparous adj. (Entomology) Producing young that are ready to pupate. • PUPIPAROUS adj. bearing, or containing, a pupa. |
| VIVIPAROUS | • viviparous adj. (Of an animal or animal species) Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fish… • viviparous adj. (Of a plant or plant species) Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from… • VIVIPAROUS adj. producing live young. |
| WRAPAROUND | • wraparound adj. (Of clothing) Designed to be wrapped around the body and tied. • wraparound adj. (Of windows, lenses, etc.) That extends around a corner or bend. • wraparound adj. Serving to surround or bookend something else. |