Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z periost Synonym of periosteum. periostalgia pain due to periostitis periosteal Of or pertaining to the periosteum. periosteally In the periosteum. periostealmost Closest to the periosteum periosteoblastic Surrounding an osteoblast periosteoclastic Surrounding an osteoclast periosteocytic Around an osteocyte. periosteophyte Any small, abnormal growth on the periosteum periosteous periosteal periosteum A membrane surrounding a bone. periostic Relating to periostitis periostin A protein normally expressed during cardiac development but also re-expressed following injury to adult tissue. periostitic Related to periostitis. periostitis Inflammation of a periosteum periostracal Of or pertaining to periostracum. periostracum The proteinaceous outer sheath of many molluscan shells. periot A unit of weight, 9,600 of which make a grain. periotic Located in, or pertaining to, the inner ear. perioval That surrounds an ovum periovarial Surrounding the ovary periovarian Surrounding the ovary periovular Surrounding an ovary periovulation The period of time around which ovulation occurs. periovulatorily Around the time of ovulation. periovulatory Around the time of ovulation. peripalloside A particular steroid glycoside. peripancreatic Surrounding the pancreas peripancreatitis inflammation of the cellular tissue around the pancreas peripapillary Surrounding a papilla periparasitic Surrounding a parasite peripartal Peripartum. peripartally At around the time of childbirth. peripartum That occurs around the time of labor and childbirth (parturition) (typically, within a few weeks before, intrapartum, or within a few weeks after). periparturient Around the time of childbirth. periparturition Around the time of childbirth Peripatecian A Peripatetic; an Aristotelian. peripatellar Around the patella. peripatetic Tending to walk about. peripatetically In a peripatetic manner. peripateticate To travel about. peripateticism The doctrines or philosophical system of the peripatetics peripatetics Instruction by means of lectures. peripatid A velvet worm of the family Peripatidae. peripatopsid Any velvet worm of the family Peripatopsidae. peripatric Living in overlapping territories. peripatry The state or condition of being peripatric. peripatus Any onychophoran of the genus Peripatus peripeduncular Around a peduncle peripelvic Surrounding the pelvis. peripenial Surrounding the penis. peripenile Surrounding the penis. peripentonal That surrounds a penton peripenultimate Synonym of antepenultimate. peripersonal Around the person; near a person's body. peripetalous Surrounding, or situated around, the petals. peripeteia A sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point in Classical tragedy. peripeteian Of or pertaining to peripeteia. peripety The third stage of a dream in Jungian theory. periphagocytic Surrounding a phagocyte periphallic Surrounding the phallus peripharyngeal Surrounding the pharynx peripherad Towards the periphery. peripheral On the periphery or boundary. peripheralism A policy of focusing on what is peripheral. peripheralist A proponent of peripheralism. peripherality The quality of being peripheral. peripheralization The act of peripheralizing; marginalization. peripheralize To make peripheral; to marginalize. peripherally In a peripheral manner. peripheralness Synonym of peripherality. peripheric peripheral peripherical peripheral peripherin An intermediate filament protein expressed mainly in neurons of the peripheral nervous system peripherolobular Pertaining to or situated on the peripheral part of a lobule, especially a hepatic lobule. peripherome The proteome of all membrane peripheral proteins peripherovascular Relating to the peripheral blood vessels. periphery The outside boundary, parts or surface of something. periphilin Any of a family of proteins associated with the differentiation of skin cells periphlebitis perivasculitis of the retina periphloem The phloem sheath. periphractic Enclosed; surrounded by some barrier. periphrase The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution. periphrasic Of or pertaining to periphrasis periphrasis The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will". periphrastic Expressed in more words than are necessary. periphrastically With circumlocution or periphrasis. periphrasticity The condition of being periphrastic. periphysate Having periphyses. periphysis A short, sterile hypha that develops from above the ascus and grows down a short distance, typically lining the internal walls of the ostiole in a perithecium. periphysoid A periphysis-like structure that grows laterally, found in some crustose pyrenolichens. periphysoidal Relating to a periphysoid. periphytic Relating to periphytons periphytivore Any organism that eats periphyton periphyton A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in most aquatic ecosystems. periplacental Surrounding or near the placenta. periplakin A protein that is a component of desmosomes and of the epidermal cornified envelope in keratinocytes. periplanar Describing a torsion angle between 0° and 30°, or between 150° and 180° periplanone Any of a group of sex pheromones produced by the female American cockroach Periplaneta americana. periplaque Surrounding a plaque periplasm The region between the plasma membrane and the outer membrane or cell wall. periplasmatic Relating to, or found within the periplasm periplasmatically In a periplasmatic manner periplasmic Surrounding the plasma of a bacterium periplasmically In a periplasmic manner periplast periblast of algae periplastidial Surrounding a plastid periplastidic Relating to a periplastid periplasting That removes the periplast from cells periplastronal Surrounding a plastron periplatform Surrounding a geological platform periplectic Having the odd canonical form; special peculiar. periplegmatic Of or pertaining to a space curve contained between two concentric spheres with its concave side facing always toward the common centre of the two spheres. peripleural Around the pleura. periplocin A particular steroid glycoside. periplocogenin A particular steroid glycoside. periplocoside A particular steroid glycoside. periplocymarin A particular steroid glycoside. periplogenin A cardenolide isolated from bael leaves. periplomatid Any spoonclam in the family Periplomatidae. periplorhamnoside A particular steroid glycoside. periplus An account of a voyage, particularly those of Hanno and Arrian, recording ports and coastal landmarks. peripneumonia pneumonia peripneumonic pneumonic (of or pertaining to pneumonia (an inflammation of the lungs)) peripneustic Of one of the categories of hemipneustic tracheal systems, in which the spiracles are in incomplete rows along each side of the body, as in the holopneustic arrangement, but with slightly fewer pairs of spiracles. peripodial Surrounding a thoracic disc in some insects peripodium Synonym of parapodium. peripolar Surrounding a (magnetic or electric) pole peripolesis The process by which a cell attaches itself to another cell, thought to be a physiological mechanism involved in regulating immune response. peripolygonal Having very many sides or angles. peripontine Surrounding the pons in the brain stem. periporate Having pores located in a non-central position. periportal Around the portal vein. periportally Around the portal vein. periposeidion Periapsis around Neptune. periprandial Around (before and/or after) a meal periprandially In a periprandial manner peripregnancy Surrounding (the time of) pregnancy periprocedural Occurring at about the same time as a medical procedure: shortly before it, during it, and/or shortly after it (but without further specificity). periprocedurally In a periprocedural manner: shortly before, during, and/or shortly after a procedure (but without further specificity). periproct The region surrounding the anus, particularly in echinoderms. periproctal Relating to a periproct. periproctitis Inflammation of the tissues around the rectum or anus. periprostatic Around the prostate. periprosthetic Around the area of a prosthetic. peripsocid Any barklouse in the family Peripsocidae. peripter In classical architecture, a building surrounded by a single row of columns. peripteral peripterous peripteros A type of Ancient Greek or Ancient Roman temple surrounded by a portico with columns. peripterous Surrounded by a single row of columns.