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A condition in which the prepuce, after being retracted behind the glans penis, is constricted there, and can not be brought forward into place again.

Pyrophosphoric. [Obs.]

One of the outer divisions of an endosternite of Crustacea. -- Par`a*phrag"mal, a.

n other and ampler terms; a free translation or rendering; -- opposed to metaphrase. In paraphrase, or translation with latitude, the author's words are not so strictly followed as his sense. Dryden. Excellent paraphrases of the Psalms of David. I. Disraeli. His sermons a living paraphrase upon his practice. Sowth. The…

One who paraphrases.

A paraphraser. [R.]

A paraphraser. T. Warton.

Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or translating in words more clear and ample than those of the author; not literal; free. -- Par`a*phras"tic*al*ly, adv.

A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants.

Palsy of the lower half of the body on both sides, caused usually by disease of the spinal cord. -- Par`a*pleg"ic, a.

A chitinous piece between the metasternum and the pleuron of certain insects.

One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; -- called also foot tubercle.

The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra. See Vertebra. -- Par*ap`o*phys"ic*al, a.

A special plate situated on the sides of the mesothorax and metathorax of certain insects.

Of or pertaining to pasigraphy.

A system of universal writing, or a manner of writing that may be understood and used by all nations. Good.

An instrument carried by a pedestrian for automatically making a topographical record of the ground covered during a journey.

Pantographic. See Pantograph.

A careless or inaccurate delineation of anything. Etym: [R.]

An instrument for obtaining, and transferring to a picture, the points and outlines of objects, so as to represent them in their proper geometrical relations as viewed from some one point.