| Pronunciation: | | pu'rifuree
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| Matching Terms: | | peripheral, peripheral angiogram, peripheral blood, peripheral blood lymphocyte therapy, peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, peripheral component interconnect, peripheral device, peripheral nervous system, peripheral neuropathy, peripheral protein, peripheral stem cell support, peripheral stem cell transplantation, peripheral stem cells, peripheral technology group, peripheral vascular disease, peripheral vision, peripheralization, peripherally, peripheric
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| | Definition: | | [n] the outside boundary or surface of something |
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| | Synonyms: | | fringe, outer boundary |
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| | See Also: | | bound, boundary, edge |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pe*riph"er*y\, n.; pl. {Peripheries}. [L. peripheria,
Gr. ?; ? around + ? to bear, carry: cf. F. p['e]riph['e]rie.]
1. The outside or superficial portions of a body; the
surface.
2. (Geom.) The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other
figure.
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| | Related Terms: | | alentours, ambience, ambit, border, borderlands, bound, boundaries, boundary, bounds, bourns, brim, circle, circuit, circumambiencies, circumference, circumjacencies, circumscription, circumstances, compass, confines, context, coordinates, cortex, covering, crust, edge, edges, entourage, envelope, environing circumstances, environment, environs, epidermis, exterior, external, facade, face, facet, fringe, fringes, front, gestalt, habitat, integument, limitations, limits, lineaments, marches, margin, metes, metes and bounds, milieu, neighborhood, outer face, outer layer, outer side, outer skin, outline, outlines, outposts, outside, outskirts, pale, parameters, perimeter, precincts, purlieus, rim, rind, shell, situation, skin, skirts, suburbs, superficies, superstratum, surface, surroundings, top, total environment, verge, verges, vicinage, vicinity |
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