vocab 4.25
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- pericardium
- membranous sac enclosing the heart
- perigee
- nearest point to the earth in the orbit of a satellite
- perihelion
- nearest point to the sun in the orbit of a planet or comet
- perimeter
- the whole outer boundary or measurement of a surface or figure
- periodontics
- branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the bone and gum tissues supporting the teeth
- peripheral
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1. on the periphery; outside or away from the central part, as in peripheral vision
2. only slightly connected with what is essential; merely incidental - periphrastic
- expressed in a roundabout way
- periscope
- instrument permitting those in a submarine a view of the surface
- peristalsis
- wavelike contraction of the walls of the intestines which propels contents onward
- peristyle
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1. row of columns around a building or court
2. the space so enclosed - peritonitis
- inflammation of the peritoneum