peri- +
(Greek: around, about, near, enclosing, surrounding; more often used as a prefix)
pericarp
1. The wall of a ripened ovary; fruit wall.
2. A membranous structure surrounding the cystocarp of red algae.
3. The walls of a ripened ovary or fruit, sometimes consisting of three layers, the epicarp, mesocarp, and endocarp.
pericarpial
An alternate of pericarpic.
pericarpic
Of or pertaining to a pericarp.
pericaryon, perikaryon
1. The protoplasm surrounding the nucleus of a cell.
2. The cell body of a neuron.
pericaval
Around the superior or inferior vena cava.
pericecal
Surrounding or near the cecum.
pericecitis
Inflammation of the tissue adjacent to the cecum.
pericellular
Surrounding a cell; such as, the pericellular lymph spaces surrounding ganglion cells.
pericementitis
Inflammation of the pericementum (periodontal ligament).
perichondrial
A reference to the perichondrium, a dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps all cartilage, except the cartilage in joints which is covered by a synovial membrane.
perichondrium (s), perichondria (pl)
The fibrous membrane of connective tissue covering the surface of cartilage except at the endings of joints.
perichrome
1. A nerve cell in which the chromophil substance is scattered throughout the cytoplasm.
2. Denoting a nerve cell in which the chromophil substance, or stainable material, is scattered throughout the cytoplasm.
periclase
A colorless, gray, green, or yellow magnesium oxide mineral.
pericline
1. A variety of albite occurring in large, white opaque crystals.
2. A dome-shaped fold in sedimentary rock.
pericranial
Relating to the pericranium; surrounding the skull.
Related "around, round, surrounding" units:
ambi-;
ampho-;
circ-;
circum-;
cyclo-, -cycle;
gyro-.
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