parapsisn.¹

Brit.

/pəˈrapsɪs/, U.S.

/pəˈræpsəs/

Inflections: Plural parapsides Brit.

/pəˈrapsɪdiːz/, U.S.

/pəˈræpsəˌdiz/.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: para- prefix¹, Greek ἀψίς, ἁψίς.

Etymology: < para- prefix¹ + ancient Greek (Ionic) ἀψίς, (Attic) ἁψίς, in sense ‘circle, arch, vault’ (see apsis n.). Compare French parapside (1868 in Littré).

Entomology.

A lateral region of the mesoscutum of certain hymenopteran insects, delineated medially by grooves or lines. Usually in plural.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > thorax > dorsal part of or notum > larger or anterior part of > lateral piece of

parapsis1830

1830 W. S. MacLeay in Zool. Jrnl. 5 177 (note) The lateral pieces of the scutum of the mesothorax, which I call parapsides.

1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 912/1 The two middle pieces would then constitute the notum, or dorsal surface of each segment, and the two lateral the parapsides.

1957 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 9) 680 In some Parasitica..longitudinal sutures demarcate parapsides..at the sides of the scutum.

1985 Canad. Entomologist 117 1401 The mesoscutum is convex so that the regions lateral to the parapsidal lines.., the parapsides.., are highly angled posterolaterally.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

parapsisn.²

Brit.

/pəˈrapsɪs/, U.S.

/pəˈræpsəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin parapsis.

Etymology: < scientific Latin parapsis (see quot. 1817) < para- para- prefix¹ + ancient Greek ἅψις touch < ἅπτειν to fasten, ἅπτεσθαι to touch (see haptic adj.) + -σις -sis suffix.

Medicine. rare.

Abnormality of the sense of touch.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disordered taste, smell, or touch > [noun] > touch

parapsis1842

1817 J. M. Good Physiol. Syst. Nosol. 325 Parapsis. Sense of touch or general feeling vitiated or lost.]

1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Parapsis, sense of touch or general feeling vitiated or lost.

1956 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum in Compl. Poems (1993) I. 419 In the darkest night with bated breath To grope our way over familiar stones made foreign By any parapsis in a petty Ragnarök Will not avail us.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parapsis
释义	parapsisn.¹ Brit. /pəˈrapsɪs/, U.S. /pəˈræpsəs/ Inflections: Plural parapsides Brit. /pəˈrapsɪdiːz/, U.S. /pəˈræpsəˌdiz/. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: para- prefix¹, Greek ἀψίς, ἁψίς. Etymology: < para- prefix¹ + ancient Greek (Ionic) ἀψίς, (Attic) ἁψίς, in sense ‘circle, arch, vault’ (see apsis n.). Compare French parapside (1868 in Littré). Entomology. A lateral region of the mesoscutum of certain hymenopteran insects, delineated medially by grooves or lines. Usually in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > thorax > dorsal part of or notum > larger or anterior part of > lateral piece of parapsis1830 1830 W. S. MacLeay in Zool. Jrnl. 5 177 (note) The lateral pieces of the scutum of the mesothorax, which I call parapsides. 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 912/1 The two middle pieces would then constitute the notum, or dorsal surface of each segment, and the two lateral the parapsides. 1957 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 9) 680 In some Parasitica..longitudinal sutures demarcate parapsides..at the sides of the scutum. 1985 Canad. Entomologist 117 1401 The mesoscutum is convex so that the regions lateral to the parapsidal lines.., the parapsides.., are highly angled posterolaterally. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). parapsisn.² Brit. /pəˈrapsɪs/, U.S. /pəˈræpsəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin parapsis. Etymology: < scientific Latin parapsis (see quot. 1817) < para- para- prefix¹ + ancient Greek ἅψις touch < ἅπτειν to fasten, ἅπτεσθαι to touch (see haptic adj.) + -σις -sis suffix. Medicine. rare. Abnormality of the sense of touch. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disordered taste, smell, or touch > [noun] > touch parapsis1842 1817 J. M. Good Physiol. Syst. Nosol. 325 Parapsis. Sense of touch or general feeling vitiated or lost.] 1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Parapsis, sense of touch or general feeling vitiated or lost. 1956 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum in Compl. Poems (1993) I. 419 In the darkest night with bated breath To grope our way over familiar stones made foreign By any parapsis in a petty Ragnarök Will not avail us. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1830n.²1842
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