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Paraganglioma

Paraganglioma: rare neuroendocrine tumor of paraganglia outside the adrenal glands (extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma); sympathetic or parasympathetic forms, ~40% hereditary via SDHx, 35-50% may metastasize, Zellballen histology.

Paragliding

Paragliding, also known as parapente, is a recreational and competitive air sport in which a pilot flies an engineless, foot-launched fabric wing suspended from a harness.

Paragon (video game)

Paragon was Epic Games' free-to-play third-person MOBA for PC and PS4, announced 2015, early access March 2016 with 13 heroes, card-based items, Agora map, verticality; shut down April 26, 2018; assets spawned Predecessor.

Paragon Solutions

Paragon Solutions, Israeli-founded spyware vendor (2019) behind the Graphite zero-click implant for encrypted apps; acquired by AE Industrial Partners in 2024; customers, WhatsApp disclosures, and ICE contract distinguish it from NSO Group.

PARAGON-HF trial

PARAGON-HF (NCT01920711): phase 3 Novartis trial of sacubitril-valsartan vs valsartan in 4,822 HFpEF patients (LVEF ≥45%); primary endpoint missed (RR 0.87, P=0.06), benefit suggested at lower LVEF and in women.

Paragonimiasis

Paragonimiasis, or lung fluke disease, is a foodborne Paragonimus trematode infection of the lungs from raw or undercooked crabs and crayfish; it mimics tuberculosis, infects an estimated 20.7 million people, and is treated with praziquantel or triclabendazole.

Paragonimus westermani

Paragonimus westermani, the oriental lung fluke, is a trematode causing paragonimiasis after eating raw or undercooked crabs or crayfish. Snail and crustacean intermediate hosts; distributed in Asia; eggs in sputum diagnose infection.

Oct 20, 2026

Paragould, AR Micro Area

Paragould, AR Micro Area (CBSA 37500), a micropolitan statistical area covering Greene County, Arkansas, centered on Paragould; part of the Jonesboro-Paragould CSA; about 46,900 residents in 2024 with migration-driven growth.

Paragraph

Paragraph: a unit of one or more sentences on a single topic, marked by indent or blank line. Also pilcrow (¶). Covers unity, topic-sentence structure, medieval pilcrow origins, and digital formatting conventions.

Paraguay

Paraguay (Paraguái), a landlocked South American republic between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil, capital Asunción. Known for the Itaipú dam, soybean and beef exports, the Colorado Party, and the 35-year Stroessner dictatorship.

Paraguay during the Chaco War

Paraguay during the Chaco War (1932–1935) defeated Bolivia over the disputed Chaco Boreal, gaining most of the territory at a cost of about 30,000 Paraguayan dead.

Paraguay national football team

Paraguay national football team, La Albirroja, men's CONMEBOL side of the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol. Eight World Cups, 2010 quarter-final best run, 2011 Copa América final, and a 2026 return under Gustavo Alfaro featuring a penalty-shootout upset of Germany.

Paraguay under the López dynasty

Paraguay under the López dynasty (1841 to 1870) was the authoritarian rule of Carlos Antonio López and his son Francisco Solano López, ending with the devastating War of the Triple Alliance.

Paraguayan Air Force

Paraguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya, FAP), Paraguay's air force founded 1936; flies six A-29 Super Tucanos, C-408 SkyCourier, T-35 trainers; modernized 2025-2026 with US-supplied radars.

Paraguayan Civil War (1947)

The Paraguayan Civil War of 1947, also called the Barefoot Revolution, pitted army rebels backed by Liberal, Febrerista, and Communist parties against Higinio Morínigo's government from March to August 1947.

Sep 24, 2026

Paraguayan Constitution of 1870

The Paraguayan Constitution of 1870 (Constitución de 1870) was sanctioned on 18 November 1870 under Allied occupation, abolishing slavery and banning dictatorship; it lasted seventy years.

Paraguayan postwar famine

The Paraguayan postwar famine was the hunger that engulfed Paraguay at the end of the War of the Triple Alliance (1864–1870), which left cattle herds and agriculture destroyed.

Paraguayan transition to democracy

The Paraguayan transition to democracy is the shift from Alfredo Stroessner's authoritarian rule to electoral democracy, beginning with General Andrés Rodríguez's 1989 coup and consolidated by the 1992 constitution.

Paraguayan War

The Paraguayan War, also called the War of the Triple Alliance (1864 to 1870), pitted Paraguay against Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, killing over half of Paraguay's population.

Parahoplites

Parahoplites (Anthula, 1899) is an extinct Aptian ammonite genus, family Parahoplitidae, type species P. melchioris; upper Aptian index ammonite from Caucasus, Europe, Iran, and the Americas.

Parahormonal Activity

Parahormonal Activity is The Simpsons season 37 episode 11 (801st overall), aired December 14, 2025 on Fox. A non-canon flash-forward by Loni Steele Sosthand in which Marge faces perimenopause, teenage Bart and Lisa, and Lindsay Lohan voices a speaking Maggie.

Sep 19, 2026

Parahu

Parahu, also printed Parehu, is the only named chief of Punt known from ancient Egyptian records, depicted with his wife Ati in Queen Hatshepsut's Punt reliefs at Deir el-Bahari.

Sep 29, 2026

Parahydrogen-induced polarization

Parahydrogen-induced polarization (PHIP) is an NMR hyperpolarization technique that converts parahydrogen's singlet spin order into greatly enhanced magnetization for spectroscopy and MRI, first reported in 1987.

Sep 19, 2026

Parai

The parai (பறை), also called thappu, is a Tamil Nadu frame drum played with two sticks, historically used to announce village news and central to Dalit identity.

Paraíba (district)

Paraíba (Estado da Paraíba), a Brazilian state in the Northeast Region with capital João Pessoa; 56,467 km², 223 municipalities, about 3.97 million people (2022), Ponta do Seixas easternmost point of South America, semiarid interior, services-led economy.