Perichondrial
(Per`i*chon"dri*al) a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the perichondrium; situated around cartilage.
Perichondritis
(||Per`i*chon*dri"tis) n. [NL. See Perichondrium, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the
perichondrium.
Perichondrium
(||Per`i*chon"dri*um) n. [NL., fr. Gr. around + cartilage.] (Anat.) The membrane of
fibrous connective tissue which closely invests cartilage, except where covering articular surfaces.
Perichordal
(Per`i*chor"dal) a. Around the notochord; as, a perichordal column. See Epichordal.
Periclase
(Per"i*clase Per`i*cla"site) n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. to break.] (Min.) A grayish or dark green
mineral, consisting essentially of magnesia occurring in granular forms or in isometric crystals.
Periclinium
(||Per`i*clin"i*um) n.; pl. Periclinia [NL., fr. Gr. around + a bed.] (Bot.) The involucre
which surrounds the common receptacle in composite flowers.
Periclitate
(Pe*ric"li*tate) v. t. [L. periclitatus, p. p. of periclitari, fr. periculum.] To endanger. [Obs.]
Periclitating, pardi! the whole family.
Sterne. Periclitation
(Pe*ric`li*ta"tion) n. [L. periclitatio: cf. F. périclitation.]
1. Trial; experiment. [Obs.]
2. The state of being in peril. [Obs.]
Pericope
(||Pe*ric"o*pe) n. [L., section of a book, Gr. around + to cut.] A selection or extract from a
book; especially (Theol.), a selection from the Bible, appointed to be read in the churches or used as a
text for a sermon.
