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noun, plural pe·riph·er·ies.
1.
the external boundary of any surface or area.
2.
the external surface of a body.
3.
the edge or outskirts, as of a city or urban area.
4.
the relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the subject in question: The preliminary research did not, of course, take me beyond the periphery of my problem.
5.
Anatomy. the area in which nerves end.
Origin:
1350–1400; < Late Latin peripherīa < Greek periphéreia circumference, literally, a bearing round, equivalent to peri- peri- + phér(ein) to bear1 + -eia -y3; replacing Middle English periferie < Medieval Latin periferīa, variant spelling of Late Latin peripherīa
1350–1400; < Late Latin peripherīa < Greek periphéreia circumference, literally, a bearing round, equivalent to peri- peri- + phér(ein) to bear1 + -eia -y3; replacing Middle English periferie < Medieval Latin periferīa, variant spelling of Late Latin peripherīa
Synonyms
1. circumference, perimeter.
1. circumference, perimeter.
Antonyms
1, 2. center.
1, 2. center.
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Periphery
is always a great word to know.
So is diaphragm. Does it mean:
| a muscular, membranous or ligamentous wall separating the thoracic or chest cavity from the abdominal cavity in mammals |
| pertaining to or affecting the heart and blood vessels |
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Word Origin & History
periphery
late 14c., from O.Fr. periferie, from L.L. peripheria, from Gk. peripheria "circumference, outer surface," lit. "a carrying around," from peripheres "rounded, moving round, revolving," peripherein "carry or move round," from peri- "round about" + pherein "to carry" (see infer).
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Medical Dictionary
periphery pe·riph·er·y (pə-rĭf'ə-rē)
n.
The outermost part or region within a precise boundary; the part away from center.
The outer surface of a solid.
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