(neuroanatomy, neurology, relational) Of or relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system that inhibits or opposes the effects of the sympathetic nervous system. It consists of nerves arising from the brain and the lower end of the spinal cord and supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands.

(neuroanatomy) A parasympathetic nerve. / (neurology) Ellipsis of parasympathetic nervous system..

The perceived failure of European countries to translate scientific advances into marketable innovations.

(Canada, US) A nickname for the approximately 1200-mile (1900-kilometer) portion of the border between Canada and the USA, extending along the forty-ninth parallel of latitude from Lake of the Woods to the Pacific Ocean.

A style of education in which students are taught simultaneously in two languages: a "primary" language which is dominant in the given country (in which the immersion is taking place), plus a "secondary" language which is the student's native language.

Of or resembling paradise.

plural of paragraph mark

A symbol designating the beginning of a new paragraph; ¶; the pilcrow.

An electrical circuit that has two or more components that are connected in parallel.

(mycology) A gill trama that is not divided and whose cells are parallel in a cross section.