Pār'a-gō'ge, n.

noun

n. [Lat. & Fr. paragoge, Gr. παραγωγή, from παράγειν, to lead beside, protract, from παρά, beside, and ἄγειν, to lead.]

  1. (Gram.) The addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word, as dicier, for dici, withouten for without.
  2. (Surg.) The act of fitting together, as the bones of a fractured limb; the restoration of a luxated joint; co-aptation. Dunglison.