| perigraph | A careless or inaccurate delineation of anything. Origin: Gr. Outline; round, about + to write. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| perigynium | Origin: NL. See Perigynous. <botany> Some unusual appendage about the pistil, as the bottle-shaped body in the sedges, and the bristles or scales in some other genera of the Sedge family, or Cyperaceae. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| perigynous | <plant biology> Of perianth segments and stamens, arising from a cup or tube (hypanthium) that is free from the ovary but extending above its base. Compare: hypogynous, epigynous. (09 Oct 1997) |
| perihelium | Origin: NL, fr. Gr. About, near + the sun. <astronomy> That point of the orbit of a planet or comet which is nearest to the sun; opposed to aphelion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| perihepatic | Surrounding the liver. Origin: peri-+ G. Hepar, liver (05 Mar 2000) |
| perihepatitis | Inflammation of the serous, or peritoneal, covering of the liver. Synonym: hepatic capsulitis, hepatitis externa, hepatoperitonitis. Origin: peri-+ G. Hepar, liver, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| perihernial | Surrounding a hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perihypoglossal nuclei | Nuclei found in the floor of the 4th ventricle in relation to the hypoglossal nucleus, includes the prepositus and intercalated nuclei and the nucleus of Roller. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perijejunitis | Inflammation around the jejunum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perikaryon | <cell biology> Cell body surrounding nucleus of a neuron does not include axonal and dendritic processes. (18 Nov 1997) |
| perikeratic | Synonym: pericorneal. Origin: peri-+ G. Keras, horn (05 Mar 2000) |
| perikymata | The transverse ridges and grooves on the surface of tooth enamel. Origin: peri-+ G. Kyma, wave (05 Mar 2000) |
| perilabyrinthitis | Inflammation of the parts about the labyrinth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perilaryngeal | Surrounding the larynx. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perilenticular | Surrounding the lens of the eye. Synonym: circumlental. (05 Mar 2000) |