periphery
[ puh-rif-uh-ree ]
/ pəˈrɪf ə ri /
noun, plural pe·riph·er·ies.
the external boundary of any surface or area.
the external surface of a body.
the edge or outskirts, as of a city or urban area.
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.
Anatomy. the area in which nerves end.
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periphery
/ (pəˈrɪfərɪ) /
noun plural -eries
the outermost boundary of an area
the outside surface of something
anatomy the surface or outermost part of the body or one of its organs or parts
Word Origin for periphery
C16: from Late Latin peripherīa, from Greek, from peri- + pherein to bear
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Medical definitions for periphery
periphery
[ 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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