para-1

prefix

• 1beside; adjacent to:parameter parataxis parathyroid
• Medicine denoting a disordered function or faculty:paresthesia
• distinct from, but analogous to:paramilitary paraphrase paratyphoid
• beyond:paradox paranormal parapsychology
• subsidiary; assisting:paramedic paraprofessional

• 2 Chemistry denoting substitution at diametrically opposite carbon atoms in a benzene ring, e.g., in 1, 4 positions:paradichlorobenzeneCompare with meta- and ortho-.