Webster's Dictionary 1913

2755

Perimysium

‖Per′i‐my″si‐um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. περί about + μυ̑σ muscle.] (Anat.) The connective tissue sheath which surrounds a muscle, and sends partitions inwards between the bundles ...

2756

Perinæum

‖Per′i‐næ″um (?), n. See Perineum.

2757

Perineal

Per′i‐ne″al (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the perineum.

2758

Perineoplasty

Per′i‐ne″o‐plas′ty (?), n. [Perineum + -plasty.] (Med.) The act or process of restoring an injured perineum.

2759

Perineorrhaphy

Per′i‐ne‐or″rha‐phy (?), n. [Perineum + Gr. � to sew.] (Med.) The operation of sewing up a ruptured perineum.

2760

Perinephritis

‖Per′i‐ne‐phri″tis (?), n. [NL. See Peri-, and Nephritis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the cellular tissue around the kidney. — Per′i‐ne‐phrit″ic, a.

2761

Perineum

‖Per′i‐ne″um (?), n.(Anat.) The region which is included within the outlet of the pelvis, and is traversed by the urinogenital canal and the rectum.

2762

Perineurial

Per′i‐neu″ri‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Surrounding nerves or nerve fibers; of or pertaining to the perineurium.

2763

Perineurium

‖Per′i‐neu″ri‐um (?), n.(Anat.) The connective tissue sheath which surrounds a bundle of nerve fibers. See Epineurium, and Neurilemma.

2764

Perinuclear

Per′i‐nu″cle‐ar (?), a.(Biol.) Of or pertaining to a nucleus; situated around a nucleus; as, the perinuclear protoplasm.

2765

Period

Pe″ri‐od (?), n. [L. periodus, Gr. � a going round, a way round, a circumference, a period of time; � round, about + � a way: cf. F. période.] 1. A portion of time as limited an...

2766

Period (2)

Pe″ri‐od (pē″rĭ‐ŭd), v. t. To put an end to. Shak.

2767

Period (3)

Pe″ri‐od, v. i. To come to a period; to conclude. “You may period upon this, that,” etc. Felthman.

2768

Periodate

Per‐i″o‐date (pẽr‐ī″ō̍‐dā̍t), n.(Chem.) A salt of periodic acid.

2769

Periodic

Per′i‐od″ic (pẽr′ī̍‐ŏd″ĭk), a. [Pref. per- + iodic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (HIO4) of iodine.

2770

Periodic (2)

{ Pe′ri‐od″ic (pē′rĭ‐ŏd″ĭk), Pe′ri‐od″ic‐al (–ĭ‐kal), } a. [L. periodicus, Gr. περιοδικόσ: cf. F. périodique.] 1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by peri...

2771

Periodical (2)

Pe′ri‐od″ic‐al, n. A magazine or other publication which appears at stated or regular intervals.

2772

Periodicalist

Pe′ri‐od″ic‐al‐ist, n. One who publishes, or writes for, a periodical.

2773

Periodically

Pe′ri‐od″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In a periodical manner.

2774

Periodicalness

Pe′ri‐od″ic‐al‐ness, n. Periodicity.

2775

Periodicity

Pe′ri‐o‐dic″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Periodicities (#). [Cf. F. périodicité.] The quality or state of being periodical, or regularly recurrent; as, the periodicity in the vital phenomen...

2776

Periodide

Per‐i″o‐dide (?), n. [Pref. per- + iodide.] An iodide containing a higher proportion of iodine than any other iodide of the same substance or series.

2777

Periodontal

Per′i‐o‐don″tal (pĕr‐ĭ‐ō̍‐dŏn″tal), a. [Pref. peri- + Gr. οδοὔσ, οδὄντοσ, tooth.] (Anat.) Surrounding the teeth.

2778

Periodoscope

Pe′ri‐od″o‐scope (?), n. [Period + -scope.] (Med.) A table or other means for calculating the periodical functions of women. Dunglison.

2779

Periœci

{ ‖Per′i‐œ″ci, Per′i‐œ″cians, } n. pl. [NL. perioeci, fr. Gr. �; � around + � house, dwelling.] Those who live on the same parallel of latitude but on opposite meridians, so tha...

2780

Periople

Per″i‐o‐ple (?), n. [F. périople, from Gr. � about + � the hoof of a horse.] (Anat.) The external smooth horny layer of the hoof of the horse and allied animals.

2781

Perioplic

Per′i‐op″lic (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the periople; connected with the periople.