pars
- noun
- /pɑrz/
- Specialized
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parte
- In botany, a leaf is often studied in its various pars, including the blade and petiole.
- pars philosophiae
Examples
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From the province of Pars also came the official language of Iran, which is called Persian or Farsi today.
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Nowadays, this province in Iran is called Pars, with its capital city of Shiraz located near ancient Persepolis.
Academic text (2007) -
In a circular that followed in 1935, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained to all countries maintaining political relations with Iran that the Pars province, from which the name Persia is derived, is only a geographical section of the land of Iran (p. 63).
Academic text (2007) -
The medical textbook describes the heart in segments, detailing each pars of the organ's structure.
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During the anatomy class, the professor emphasized the significance of each pars in the human body.
Compounds
- Specialized
The front part of the small gland at the base of the brain that makes hormones
- Specialized
The front part of a small gland at the base of the brain that makes important hormones
- Specialized
A thin tissue layer between the front and back parts of the pituitary, usually joined to the back in adults
- Specialized
The back part of the pituitary gland that stores and releases hormones made in the brain
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Pars comes from the Latin pars, meaning 'part', and is the same root as the English word part. In anatomy and technical use it names a specific section, so think of it as a 'part' of a muscle or organ.