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peri-

 
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a prefix meaning “about” or “around” (perimeter, periscope), “enclosing” or “surrounding” (pericardium), and “near” (perigee, perihelion), appearing in loanwords from Greek (peripeteia); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (perimorph).
Origin:
< Gk, prefixal use of perí (adv. and prep.)
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peri-  
pref.  

  1. Around; about; enclosing: perimysium.

  2. Near: perinatal.


[Greek, from peri, around, near; see per1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

peri- 
prefix meaning "around, about, enclosing," from Gk. peri (prep.) "around, about, beyond," cognate with Skt. pari "around, about, through," L. per (see per).
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peri- pref.

  1. Around; about; enclosing: perimysium.

  2. Near: perinatal.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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