Peripneumonia, Peripneumony Per`ip·neu·mo"ni·a, Per`ip·neu"mo·ny noun [ Latin
peripneumonia , Greek ...: confer French
péripneumonie . See
Peri- ,
Pneumonia .]
(Medicine) Pneumonia. (Obsoles.)
Peripneumonic Per`ip·neu·mon"ic adjective [ Latin
peripneumonicus , Greek ...: confer French
péripneumonique .]
(Medicine) Of or pertaining to peripneumonia.
Periproct Per"i·proct noun [ Prefix
peri- + Greek ... the anus.]
(Zoology) The region surrounding the anus, particularly of echinoderms.
Periproctitis Per`i·proc·ti"tis noun [ New Latin See
Peri- , and
Proctitus .]
(Medicine) Inflammation of the tissues about the rectum.
Peripteral Pe·rip"ter·al adjective [ Greek , from ... + ... feather, wing, row of columns.]
(Architecture) Having columns on all sides; -- said of an edifice. See Apteral .
Peripterous Pe·rip"ter·ous adjective 1. (Architecture) Peripteral. 2. (Zoology) Feathered all around.
Periptery Pe·rip"ter·y noun [ Greek ... flying round about.]
The region surrounding a moving body, such as the wing of a bird or a gliding aëroplane, within which cyclic or vortical motion of the air occur.
Perique Pe·rique" noun [ Louisiana French]
A kind of tobacco with medium-sized leaf, small stem, tough and gummy fiber, raised in Louisiana, and cured in its own juices, so as to be very dark colored, usually black. It is marketed in tightly wrapped rolls called carottes.
Perisarc Per"i·sarc noun [ Prefix
peri- + Greek ..., ..., flesh.]
(Zoology) The outer, hardened integument which covers most hydroids.
Periscian Pe·ris"cian adjective [ Greek ...; ... around + ... shadow: confer French
périscien .]
Having the shadow moving all around.
Periscians Pe·ris"cians Pe*ris"ci*i noun plural [ New Latin See Periscian .] Those who live within a polar circle, whose shadows, during some summer days, will move entirely round, falling toward every point of the compass.
Periscope Per"i·scope noun [ Prefix
peri- +
-scope .]
A general or comprehensive view. [ R.]
Periscopic Per`i·scop"ic adjective [ Confer French
périscopique .]
Viewing all around, or on all sides. Periscopic spectacles (Opt.) ,
spectacles having concavo-convex or convexo-concave lenses with a considerable curvature corresponding to that of the eye, to increase the distinctness of objects viewed obliquely.
Perish Per"ish intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Perished ;
present participle & verbal noun Perishing .] [ Middle English
perissen ,
perisshen , French
périr , present participle
périssant , Latin
perire to go or run through, come to nothing, perish;
per through +
ire to go. Confer
Issue , and see
-ish .]
To be destroyed; to pass away; to become nothing; to be lost; to die; hence, to wither; to waste away. I perish with hunger!
Luke xv. 17. Grow up and perish , as the summer fly.
Milton. The thoughts of a soul that perish in thinking.
Locke.
Perish Per"ish transitive verb To cause perish. [ Obsolete]
Bacon.
Perishability Per`ish·a·bil"i·ty noun Perishableness.
Perishable Per"ish·a·ble adjective [ French
périssable .]
Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death; as, perishable goods; our perishable bodies.
Perishableness Per"ish·a·ble·ness noun The quality or state of being perishable; liability to decay or destruction. Locke.
Perishably Per"ish·a·bly adverb In a perishable degree or manner.
Perishment Per"ish·ment noun [ Confer Old French
perissement .]
The act of perishing. [ R.]
Udall.
Perisoma Per`i·so"ma noun ;
plural Perisomata . [ New Latin ]
(Zoology) Same as Perisome .
Perisome Per"i·some noun [ Prefix
peri- +
-some body.]
(Zoology) The entire covering of an invertebrate animal, as echinoderm or cœlenterate; the integument.
Perisperm Per"i·sperm noun [ French
périsperme . See
Peri- , and
Sperm .]
(Botany) The albumen of a seed, especially that portion which is formed outside of the embryo sac. --
Per`i*sper"mic adjective
Perispheric, Perispherical Per`i·spher"ic, Per`i·spher"ic·al adjective Exactly spherical; globular.
Perispomenon Per`i·spom"e·non noun ;
plural Perispomena . [ New Latin , from Greek ..., pr. pass. p. of ... to draw around, to circumflex; ... around + ... to draw.]
(Gr. Gram.) A word which has the circumflex accent on the last syllable. Goodwin.
Perispore Per"i·spore noun (Botany) The outer covering of a spore.
Perissad Per"is·sad adjective [ Greek ... odd, from ... over.]
(Chemistry) Odd; not even; -- said of elementary substances and of radicals whose valence is not divisible by two without a remainder. Contrasted with artiad .
Perisse Per"isse intransitive verb To perish. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Perissodactyl Per`is·so·dac"tyl noun (Zoology) One of the Perissodactyla.
Perissodactyla Per`is·so·dac"ty·la noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... odd (fr. ... over) + ... finger.]
(Zoology) A division of ungulate mammals, including those that have an odd number of toes, as the horse, tapir, and rhinoceros; -- opposed to Artiodactyla .
Perissological Per`is·so·log"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
périssologique .]
Redundant or excessive in words. [ R.]
Perissology Per`is·sol"o·gy noun [ Latin
perissologia , Greek ...; ... odd, superfluous + ... discourse.]
Superfluity of words. [ R.]
G. Campbell.
Peristalsis Per`i·stal"sis noun [ New Latin See
Peristaltic .]
(Physiol.) Peristaltic contraction or action.
Peristaltic Per`i·stal"tic adjective [ Greek ... clasping and compressing, from ... to surround, wrap up; ... round + ... to place, arrange: confer French
péristaltique .]
(Physiol.) Applied to the peculiar wormlike wave motion of the intestines and other similar structures, produced by the successive contraction of the muscular fibers of their walls, forcing their contents onwards; as, peristaltic movement. --
Per`i*stal"tic*al*ly adverb
Peristeria Per`is·te"ri·a noun [ New Latin See
Peristerion .]
(Botany) A genus of orchidaceous plants. See Dove plant .
Peristerion Per`is·te"ri·on noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a dovecote, a kind of verbena, from ... a dove, pigeon; confer Latin
peristereon .]
(Botany) The herb vervain ( Verbena officinalis ).
Peristerite Pe·ris"ter·ite noun [ Greek ... a pigeon.]
(Min.) A variety of albite, whitish and slightly iridescent like a pigeon's neck.
Peristeromorphous Pe·ris`ter·o·mor"phous adjective [ Greek ... a pigeon +
-morphous .]
(Zoology) Like or pertaining to the pigeons or Columbæ.
Peristeropodous Pe·ris`ter·op"o·dous adjective [ Greek ... a pigeon + ..., ..., foot.]
(Zoology) Having pigeonlike feet; -- said of those gallinaceous birds that rest on all four toes, as the curassows and megapods.
Peristole Pe·ris"to·le noun [ New Latin : confer French
péristole . See
Peristaltic .]
(Physiol.) Peristaltic action, especially of the intestines.
Peristoma Pe·ris"to·ma noun ;
plural Peristomata . [ New Latin ]
Same as Peristome .
Peristome Per"i·stome noun [ Prefix
peri- + Greek ..., ..., mouth.]
1. (Botany) The fringe of teeth around the orifice of the capsule of mosses. It consists of 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64 teeth, and may be either single or double. 2. (Zoology) (a) The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell. (b) The membrane surrounding the mouth of an invertebrate animal.
Peristomial Per`i·sto"mi·al adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to a peristome.
Peristomium Per`i·sto"mi·um noun [ New Latin ]
Same as Peristome .
Peristrephic Per`i·streph"ic adjective [ Greek ... to turn round.]
Turning around; rotatory; revolving; as, a peristrephic painting (of a panorama).
Peristyle Per"i·style noun [ Latin
peristylum , Greek ..., ...; ... about + ... a column: confer French
péristyle .]
(Architecture) A range of columns with their entablature, etc.; specifically, a complete system of columns, whether on all sides of a court, or surrounding a building, such as the cella of a temple. Used in the former sense, it gives name to the larger and inner court of a Roman dwelling, the peristyle . See Colonnade .
Perisystole Per`i·sys"to·le noun [ Prefix
peri- +
systole : confer French
périsystole .]
(Physiol.) The interval between the diastole and systole of the heart. It is perceptible only in the dying.
Perite Pe·rite" adjective [ Latin
peritus .]
Skilled. [ Obsolete]
Perithecium Per`i·the"ci·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... around + ... box.]
(Botany) An organ in certain fungi and lichens, surrounding and enveloping the masses of fructification. Henslow.
Peritomous Pe·rit"o·mous adjective [ Greek ... cut off all around. See
Peri- , and
Tome .]
(Min.) Cleaving in more directions than one, parallel to the axis.
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