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Periosteum
- noun - a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone
Peripeteia
- noun - a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work); "a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling"
Peripeties
- noun - a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work); "a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling"
Peripheral
- adjective - (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals"
- on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs"
- related to the key issue but not of central importance; "a peripheral interest"; "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy"; "peripheral issues"
Periphrase
- - The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution.
Peripteral
- adjective - having columns on all sides
Perirhinal
- adjective - near the nose
Periscopes
- noun - an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field
Periscopic
- - Viewing all around, or on all sides.
Periselene
- noun - periapsis in orbit around the moon