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  • English Word Pericardian Definition Pericardiac.
  • English Word Pericardic Definition Pericardiac.
  • English Word Pericarditus Definition Inflammation of the pericardium.
  • English Word Pericardium Definition The double baglike fold of serous membrane which incloses the heart.
  • English Word Pericarp Definition The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of Capsule, Drupe, and Legume.
  • English Word Pericarpial Definition Alt. of Pericarpic
  • English Word Pericarpic Definition Of or pertaining to a pericarp.
  • English Word Pericellular Definition Surrounding a cell; as, the pericellular lymph spaces surrounding ganglion cells.
  • English Word Perichaeth Definition The leafy involucre surrounding the fruit stalk of mosses; perichaetium; perichete.
  • English Word Perichaetia Definition of Perichaetium
  • English Word Perichaetial Definition Of or pertaining to the perichaeth.
  • English Word Perichaetium Definition Same as Perichaeth.
  • English Word Perichaetous Definition Surrounded by setae; -- said of certain earthworms (genus Perichaetus).
  • English Word Perichete Definition Same as Perichaeth.
  • English Word Perichondrial Definition Of or pertaining to the perichondrium; situated around cartilage.
  • English Word Perichondritis Definition Inflammation of the perichondrium.
  • English Word Perichondrium Definition The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests cartilage, except where covering articular surfaces.
  • English Word Perichordal Definition Around the notochord; as, a perichordal column. See Epichordal.
  • English Word Periclase Definition Alt. of Periclasite
  • English Word Periclasite Definition A grayish or dark green mineral, consisting essentially of magnesia (magnesium oxide), occurring in granular forms or in isometric crystals.
  • English Word Periclinia Definition of Periclinium
  • English Word Periclinium Definition The involucre which surrounds the common receptacle in composite flowers.
  • English Word Periclitate Definition To endanger.
  • English Word Periclitation Definition Trial; experiment.
  • English Word Periclitation Definition The state of being in peril.
  • English Word Pericope Definition A selection or extract from a book; especially (Theol.), a selection from the Bible, appointed to be read in the churches or used as a text for a sermon.
  • English Word Pericranial Definition Of or pertaining to the pericranium.
  • English Word Pericranium Definition The periosteum which covers the cranium externally; the region around the cranium.
  • English Word Pericula Definition of Periculum
  • English Word Periculous Definition Dangerous; full of peril.