Webster's Dictionary 1913

2782

Periosteal

Per′i‐os″te‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Situated around bone; of or pertaining to the periosteum.

2783

Periosteum

‖Per′i‐os″te‐um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. περιόστεοσ round the bones; περί around + οστἔον a bone: cf. L. periosteon.] (Anat.) The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closel...

2784

Periostitis

‖Per′i‐os‐ti″tis (?), n. [NL. See Periosteum, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the periosteum.

2785

Periostracum

‖Per′i‐os″tra‐cum (?), n.; pl.Periostraca (#). (Zoöl.) A chitinous membrane covering the exterior of many shells; — called also epidermis.

2786

Periotic

Per′i‐o″tic (?), a. [Pref. peri- + Gr. �, �, the ear.] (Anat.) Surrounding, or pertaining to the region surrounding, the internal ear; as, the periotic capsule. — n. A periotic ...

2787

Peripatecian

Per′i‐pa‐te″cian (?), n. A peripatetic.

2788

Peripatetic

Per′i‐pa‐tet″ic (?), a. [L. peripateticus, Gr. �, fr. � to walk about; � about + � to walk: cf. F. péripatétique.] 1. Walking about; itinerant.2. Of or pertaining to the philoso...

2789

Peripatetic (2)

Per′i‐pa‐tet″ic, n. 1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. Tatler.2. A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.

2790

Peripatetical

Per′i‐pa‐tet″ic‐al (?), a. Peripatetic. Hales.

2791

Peripateticism

Per′i‐pa‐tet″i‐cism (?), n. [Cf. F. péripatétisme.] The doctrines or philosophical system of the peripatetics. See Peripatetic, n., 2. Lond. Sat. Rev.

2792

Peripatus

‖Pe‐rip″a‐tus (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of lowly organized arthropods, found in South Africa, Australia, and tropical America. It constitutes the order Malacopoda.

2793

Peripetalous

Per′i‐pet″al‐ous (?), a.(Bot.) Surrounding, or situated about, the petals.

2794

Peripheral

Pe‐riph″er‐al (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to a periphery; constituting a periphery; peripheric.2. (Anat.) External; away from the center; as, the peripheral portion of the nervo...

2795

Peripheric

{ Per′i‐pher″ic (?), Per′i‐pher″ic‐al (?), } a. [Cf. F. périphérique. See Periphery.] See Peripheral.

2796

Periphery

Pe‐riph″er‐y (?), n.; pl.Peripheries (#). [L. peripheria, Gr. �; � around + φέρειν to bear, carry: cf. F. périphérie.] 1. The outside or superficial portions of a body; the surf...

2797

Periphrase

Per″i‐phrase (?), n. [L. periphrasis, Gr. �, fr. � to think about, to be expressed periphrastically; � + � to speak: cf. F. périphrase. See Phrase.] (Rhet.) The use of more word...

2798

Periphrase (2)

Per″i‐phrase, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Periphrased (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Periphrasing.] [Cf. F. périphraser.] To express by periphrase or circumlocution.

2799

Periphrase (3)

Per″i‐phrase, v. i. To use circumlocution.

2800

Periphrasis

‖Pe‐riph″ra‐sis (?), n.; pl.Periphrases (#). See Periphrase.

2801

Periphrastic

{ Per′i‐phras″tic (?), Per′i‐phras″tic‐al (?), } a. [Gr. �: cf. F. périphrastique.] Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circ...

2802

Periphrastically

Per′i‐phras″tic‐al‐ly, adv. With circumlocution.

2803

Periplast

Per″i‐plast (?), n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. � to mold, form.] (Biol.) Same as Periblast. — Per′i‐plas″tic (#), a.Huxley.

2804

Peripneumonia

{ ‖Per′ip‐neu‐mo″ni‐a (?), Per′ip‐neu″mo‐ny (?), } n. [L. peripneumonia, Gr. �: cf. F. péripneumonie. See Peri-, Pneumonia.] (Med.) Pneumonia. (Obsoles.)

2805

Peripneumonic

Per′ip‐neu‐mon″ic (?), a. [L. peripneumonicus, Gr. �: cf. F. péripneumonique.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to peripneumonia.

2806

Periproct

Per″i‐proct (?), n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. � the anus.] (Zoöl.) The region surrounding the anus, particularly of echinoderms.

2807

Periproctitis

‖Per′i‐proc‐ti″tis (?), n. [NL. See Peri-, and Proctitus.] (Med.) Inflammation of the tissues about the rectum.

2808

Peripteral

Pe‐rip″ter‐al (?), a.(Arch.) Having columns on all sides; — said of an edifice. See Apteral.