Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 723 compound words that contain peri. The most common are listed below. Open peri in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- peri-urbanImmediately adjoining an urban area; between the suburbs and the countryside.
- Pichal PeriA creature from Pakistani/Arabian culture, who's said to be reverse-footed and demonic.
- peri-periA small hot pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum frutescens, originally produced in Portugal's former Southern African territories.
- peri-urbanizationThe piecemeal urbanization of the rural areas around a city
- peri-implantitisA destructive inflammatory process similar to periodontitis, affecting the tissues around a dental implant.
- peri-apocalypticDuring an apocalypse.
- peri-articularlyAlternative form of periarticularly: In a periarticular manner
- peri-opClipping of perioperative: Relating to the period around an operation, including immediate preoperative preparation and postoperative recovery.
- peri-operativeAlternative form of perioperative: Relating to the period around an operation, including immediate preoperative preparation and postoperative recovery.
- peri-workoutAlternative spelling of periworkout: At the time of or closely after or before the workout.
- peri-mortemAlternative form of perimortem: At, or near, the time of death.
- peri-lingual deafnessDeafness contracted while acquiring a first language.
- peri-operativelyAlternative spelling of perioperatively: In a perioperative manner.
- peri-perisplural of peri-peri: A small hot pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum frutescens, originally produced in Portugal's former Southern African territories.
Compound words 723
- perimeterThe sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
- periscopeA form of viewing device that allows the viewer to see things at a different height level and usually with minimal visibility.
- perimenopauseThe physiological stage that women approaching menopause go through when, due to hormonal changes, they progress from their usual pattern of menstruation through a phase of atypical menstruation, and finally cease menstruating …
- peristyleA colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns.
- periostealOf or pertaining to the periosteum.
- perimetryThe measurement of a perimeter.
- periventricularSurrounding a ventricle
- perioralSurrounding the mouth.
- periodontiumThe specialized tissues that both surround and support the teeth, maintaining them in the maxillary and mandibular bones; the tissues including alveolar bone, cementum, gums and periodontal ligament.
- periapicalSurrounding an apex (especially of a tooth).