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- English Word Perigynous Definition Having the ovary free, but the petals and stamens borne on the calyx; -- said of flower such as that of the cherry or peach.
- English Word Perihelia Definition of Perihelium
- English Word Perihelion Definition Alt. of Perihelium
- English Word Perihelium Definition That point of the orbit of a planet or comet which is nearest to the sun; -- opposed to aphelion.
- English Word Peril Definition Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction.
- English Word Peril Definition To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one's life.
- English Word Peril Definition To be in danger.
- English Word Periled Definition of Peril
- English Word Periling Definition of Peril
- English Word Perilla Definition A genus of labiate herbs, of which one species (Perilla ocimoides, or P. Nankinensis) is often cultivated for its purple or variegated foliage.
- English Word Perilled Definition of Peril
- English Word Perilling Definition of Peril
- English Word Perilous Definition Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking.
- English Word Perilous Definition Daring; reckless; dangerous.
- English Word Perilymph Definition The fluid which surrounds the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear, and separates it from the walls of the chambers in which the labyrinth lies.
- English Word Perilymphangial Definition Around, or at the side of, a lymphatic vessel.
- English Word Perilymphatic Definition Pertaining to, or containing, perilymph.
- English Word Perilymphatic Definition Perilymphangial.
- English Word Perimeter Definition The outer boundary of a body or figure, or the sum of all the sides.
- English Word Perimeter Definition An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.
- English Word Perimetric Definition Alt. of Perimetrical
- English Word Perimetrical Definition Of or pertaining to the perimeter, or to perimetry; as, a perimetric chart of the eye.
- English Word Perimetry Definition The art of using the perimeter; measurement of the field of vision.
- English Word Perimorph Definition A crystal of one species inclosing one of another species. See Endomorph.
- English Word Perimysial Definition Surrounding a muscle or muscles.
- English Word Perimysial Definition Of or pertaining to the perimysium.
- English Word Perimysium Definition The connective tissue sheath which surrounds a muscle, and sends partitions inwards between the bundles of muscular fibers.
- English Word Perinaeum Definition See Perineum.
- English Word Perineal Definition Of or pertaining to the perineum.
- English Word Perineoplasty Definition The act or process of restoring an injured perineum.