Parelectronomy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parelectronomy \Par*e`lec*tron"o*my\, n. [Pref. para- + electro-
     + Gr. ? law.] (Physiol.)
     A condition of the muscles induced by exposure to severe
     cold, in which the electrical action of the muscle is
     reversed.
     [1913 Webster] Parella