English words: peribullous to periglottal

300 English words, part 55 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 12 have a page of their own.

English words peribullous to periglottal

peribullous adjective: Surrounding the bullae.
peribunyavirus noun: Any virus of the family Peribunyaviridae
peribursal adjective: Around a bursa.
pericalcarine adjective: Surrounding the calcar of the brain
pericallosal adjective: Of, relating to, or occurring in tissue surrounding the corpus callosum.
pericalyceal adjective: Around the calyx.
pericam noun: A fluorescent chimeric protein composed of a circularly permuted green fluorescent protein fused to calmodulin
pericambial adjective: Relating to the pericambium.
pericambium noun /pɛɹɪˈkæmbɪəm/: A pericycle.
pericanalicular adjective: Around the canaliculus.
pericancerous adjective: Surrounding a cancer
pericapillary adjective: Surrounding a capillary.
pericapsid noun: viral envelope
pericapsidic adjective: Surrounding a capsid of a virus
pericapsular adjective: Around a capsule.
pericarcinomatous adjective: Around a carcinoma.
pericardectomy noun: Alternative form of pericardiectomy.
pericardiac adjective: Alternative form of pericardial.
pericardiacophrenic adjective: Of or relating to a long slender branch of the internal thoracic artery, accompanying the phrenic nerve, between the pleura and pericardium, to the...
pericardial adjective: Of, or relating to the pericardium.
pericardial fluid noun: A fluid that reduces friction within the pericardium by lubricating the epicardial surface, allowing the membranes to glide over each other with each heartbeat.
pericardial tap noun: Pericardiocentesis.
pericardially adverb: In a pericardial way.
pericardian adjective: Alternative form of pericardial.
pericardic adjective: Alternative form of pericardial.
pericardiectomy noun: The surgical removal of all or part of the pericardium.
pericardin noun: A protein, similar to collagen, that is involved in the morphogenesis of heart epithelium in some insects
pericardiocentesis noun: The removal of fluid from the pericardium for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes
pericardiodesis noun: A procedure involving the fusion of the layers of the pericardium after the injection of a sclerosant, used in the treatment of recurrent pericardial effusions.
pericardioperitoneal adjective: Relating to the pericardium and the peritoneum
pericardiophrenic adjective: Surrounding the heart and the diaphragm
pericardiopleural adjective: pericardial and pleural
pericardioscopy noun: pericardial imaging
pericardiotomy noun: incision into the pericardium
pericarditic adjective: Of or pertaining to pericarditis
pericarditis noun /ˌper.ɪ.kɑːrˈdaɪ.t̬əs/: Inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart.
pericardium noun /ˌpɛɹɪˈkɑː(ɹ)di.əm/: A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.
pericarp noun /ˈpɛɹɪˌkɑːp/: The outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary.
pericarpal adjective: Of or relating to a pericarp.
pericarpial adjective: Of or relating to a pericarp.
pericarpic adjective: Of or relating to a pericarp.
pericarpium noun: Synonym of seed vessel.
pericarpous adjective: Of or relating to a pericarp.
pericartilage adjective, noun: Synonym of perichondrium.
pericatheter adjective: Surrounding a catheter
pericaudal adjective: Surrounding the tail
pericaval adjective: Surrounding the vena cava
pericavernous adjective: Surrounding a cavernous nerve
pericellular adjective: Surrounding a cell.
pericellularly adverb: Surrounding a cell
pericemental adjective: Around the cement of a tooth.
pericensal adjective: Surrounding (the year) of a census
pericenter noun: The point of closest approach of an astronomical object in an elliptical orbit to its center of attraction.
pericentral adjective: Surrounding the centre
pericentral cell noun: Synonym of auxiliary cell.
pericentrally adverb: Around the centre
pericentre noun: Alternative spelling of pericenter.
pericentric adjective: pericentral
pericentrilobular adjective: Surrounding the centre of a lobule
pericentrin noun: A protein that binds to calmodulin and is expressed in the centrosome, an integral component of the pericentriolar material.
pericentriolar adjective: Surrounding a centriole
pericentriole adjective: Alternative form of pericentriolar.
pericentriolic adjective: pericentriolar
pericentromere noun: The area around a centromere
pericentromeric adjective: Situated near, or on each side of, the centromere of a chromosome
pericentromerically adverb: In a pericentromeric manner
pericentrosomal adjective: Around the centrosome.
pericentrosome noun: The pericentrosomal area of a chromosome
pericerebral adjective: Around the cerebrum.
perichaete noun: Alternative form of perichaeth.
perichaeth noun: The leafy involucre surrounding the archegonium (fruit stalk) of mosses
perichaetial adjective: Of or relating to the perichaeth.
perichaetine adjective: Having many setae per segment, like earthworms of the genus Perichaeta.
perichaetium noun: perichaeth
perichaetous adjective: perichaetine
perichelydian noun: Any reptile of the clade Perichelydia.
perichete noun: Alternative form of perichaeth.
pericholangitis noun: inflammation of the tissues that surround the bile ducts
pericholecystic adjective: Around the gall bladder
pericholecystitic adjective: Relating to pericholecystitis.
pericholecystitis noun /ˌpɛrəˌkoʊlisəˈstaɪtəs/: inflammation of the peritoneum over the gall bladder
pericholedochal adjective: Surrounding the bile duct
perichondral adjective: Surrounding cartilage
perichondrally adverb: In a perichondral manner
perichondrial adjective: Of or pertaining to the perichondrium; situated around cartilage.
perichondrial hematoma noun: Synonym of cauliflower ear.
perichondritis noun: inflammation of the perichondrium
perichondrium noun: a dense layer of fibrous connective tissue surrounding the cartilage of developing bone
perichondrocyte noun: A chondrocyte of the perichondrium
perichord noun: A membranous sheath around the notochord.
perichordal adjective: Around the notochord.
perichordally adverb: In a perichordal manner
perichoresis noun: The doctrine of the Trinity.
perichoretic adjective: Relating to perichoresis.
perichromatic adjective: Surrounding the chromatin of a cell nucleus
perichromatin adjective: Surrounding the chromatin of a cell nucleus
perichromosomal adjective: Surrounding a chromosome
periciazine noun: An antipsychotic drug.
pericicatricial adjective: Surrounding a scar
periciliary adjective: Surrounding a cilium
pericine noun: One of a number of indole alkaloids found in the tree Picralima nitida.
pericis adjective: Perisex and cisgender.
pericladial adjective: Forming a sheath around the stem.
pericladium noun: The sheathing base of a leaf when it surrounds the supporting branch.
periclase noun: A cubic crystalline form of magnesium oxide (MgO).
periclasite noun: periclase
periclaustral adjective: Around the claustrum of the brain.
periclavicular adjective: Surrounding a clavicle
Periclean adjective /ˌpɛɹɪˈkliːən/: Of or relating to Pericles, an Ancient Greek politician, or to the golden age of art and literature in Athens.
Pericles proper noun /ˈpɛɹɪkliːz/: An Ancient Greek politician.
periclinal adjective: Parallel to the surface of an organ.
periclinally adverb: In a periclinal manner
pericline noun: A form of albite exhibiting elongated prismatic crystals.
periclinium noun: The involucre that surrounds the common receptacle in composite flowers.
periclitate verb: To endanger.
periclitation noun: The state of being in peril.
pericloacal adjective: Surrounding the cloaca
periclot adjective: Surrounding a clot
Perico proper noun: An island of El Salvador.
pericoerulear adjective: Surrounding the locus coeruleus
pericoeruleus adjective: Surrounding the locus coeruleus
pericoital adjective: Occurring around the time of sexual intercourse.
pericoitally adverb: In a pericoital manner; around the time of sexual intercourse.
pericolic adjective: Around the colon.
pericolitis noun: inflammation of the connective tissue or peritoneum surrounding the colon
pericollateral adjective: Surrounding a collateral artery.
pericolonic adjective: Around the colon.
pericolorectal adjective: Surrounding the colon and rectum
pericolpate adjective: Having colpi located in a non-central position.
pericolporate adjective: Having colpori located in a non-central position.
pericombobulation noun /ˌpɛɹɪkəmˌbɒbjʊˈleɪʃən/: Disturbance and confusion.
pericommissural adjective: Around a commissure.
periconception adjective: Around the time of conception
periconceptional adjective: Occurring around the time of conception.
periconceptionally adverb: Around the time of conception.
periconceptual adjective: Around the time of conception.
periconceptually adverb: Around the time of conception.
pericondensation noun: The condensation of neighbouring aromatic systems (often in the same molecule) typically to form a fused aromatic system
pericondensed adjective: Modified by pericondensation
pericondylar adjective: Around the condyle.
pericontinental adjective: Surrounding a continent.
pericontusional adjective: That surrounds a contusion
pericontusionally adverb: In a pericontusional manner
pericopal adjective: Of or relating to a pericope.
pericope noun /pəˈɹɪkəpi/: A section of text forming a coherent thought, suitable for use in a speech.
pericopic adjective: Of or pertaining to a pericope.
pericorneal adjective: Surrounding the cornea.
pericoronal adjective: Surrounding a corona (of a flower)
pericoronary adjective: Surrounding the heart
pericoronitis noun: An acute infection causing swelling or inflammation of gums and surrounding soft tissues of a partially erupted tooth.
pericortical adjective: Surrounding a cortex
pericostal adjective: Surrounding a rib
pericranial adjective: Of or pertaining to the pericranium.
pericranium noun /pɛɹɪˈkɹeɪnɪəm/: The membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull.
pericrany noun: The pericranium.
pericratonic adjective: Surrounding a craton.
pericryptal adjective: Around the crypts (small pits or cavities in the body).
Pericú noun: A people who lived in the Cape Region in the southernmost portion of Baja California Sur until the 18th century.
periculous adjective: dangerous, hazardous, perilous
periculum noun: accident or casus, as distinguished from dolus and culpa, and hence relieving one from the duty of performing an obligation
pericutaneous adjective: Around or near the skin.
pericuticular adjective: Surrounding a cuticle
pericyazine noun: A phenothiazine antipsychotic drug.
pericycle noun: In a plant root, the cylinder of plant tissue between the endodermis and phloem.
pericyclic adjective: Of or relating to a pericycle
pericyclic reaction noun: any reaction, typically involving organic compounds, in which a cyclic transition state is involved
pericyclid noun: Any ammonite in the family Pericyclidae.
pericynthion noun: The point in an elliptical orbit around the moon that passes closest to the moon.
pericyst noun: A protective layer of fibrous tissue surrounding hydatid parasites in the host.
pericystectomy noun: The removal of a cyst and the surrounding area.
pericystic adjective: Surrounding a cyst
pericystitis noun: inflammation of the tissues surrounding the bladder
pericytal adjective: Of or pertaining to pericytes.
pericyte noun: A type of mesenchymal cell which in aggregation forms a contractile wrapping around a capillary.
pericytherion noun: Periapsis around Venus.
pericytial adjective: Surrounding a cell
pericytic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or composed of pericytes
pericytoplasmic adjective: Surrounding the cytoplasm
peridendritic adjective: Surrounding a dendrite
peridental adjective: Surrounding a tooth or its root; periodontal.
peridentate adjective: Surrounding the dentate nucleus
periderm noun: The outer layer of plant tissue comprising the phellem, phellogen and the phelloderm.
periderma noun: Alternative form of periderm
peridermal adjective: Relating to the periderm
peridermic adjective: Relating to the periderm.
peridermis noun: Alternative form of periderm
peridermium noun: A blister-shaped aecium found in some fungi.
peridesm noun: The layer of cells surrounding each vascular bundle beneath the special endoderm in astelic stems.
peridesmic adjective: Relating to the peridesm.
peridesmium noun: The areolar tissue around a ligament.
peridexion noun: A legendary tree believed to grow in India that attracts doves and repels dragons.
peridial adjective: Relating to the peridium.
peridialysis adjective, noun: Before or after dialysis
peridialytic adjective: Relating to peridialysis
peridiastole noun: The very brief period of time s between the systole and the diastole of the heart.
perididymis noun: A fibrous membrane surrounding most of the testis
peridigital adjective: Surrounding a finger or toe
peridinin noun: A light-harvesting carotenoid, a pigment related to chlorophyll that appears in the peridinin-chlorophyll-protein (PCP) light-harvesting complex in...
peridinioid noun: Any dinoflagellate of the subclass Peridinoidia (or of the class Peridinea)
peridinoid noun: Any member of the order Peridiniales of dinoflagellates.
peridiolar adjective: Relating to the peridiolum.
peridiole noun: A lens-shaped capsule of spores that grows in cups of some kinds of fungi.
peridiolum noun: An inner peridium inside of which the hymenium is formed.
peridium noun: The outer layer that covers the spore-bearing organ in many fungi.
peridiverticular adjective: Around a diverticulum; adjacent to a diverticulum.
-peridol suffix /ˈpɛ.ɹɪ.dɒl/: Used to form names of haloperidol derivatives used as antipsychotics.
peridomestic adjective: Living in and around human habitations.
peridomestically adverb: In a peridomestic manner
peridomestication noun: domestication around another animal (typically around humans)
peridomicile noun: The areas around a dwelling, especially the animal enclosures etc. of a rural dwelling
peridomiciliar adjective: peridomiciliary
peridomiciliary adjective: Surrounding, or near a domicile
peridomiciliation noun: The time surrounding domiciliation
-peridone suffix /ˈpɛ.ɹɪ.dəʊn/: Used to form names of risperidone derivatives used as antipsychotics.
peridontitis noun: inflammation and infection of the periodontium
peridot noun /ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.dɒt/: A transparent olive green form of olivine, used as a gem.
peridotic adjective: Of or relating to peridot.
peridotite noun /ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.dəˌtaɪt/: A rock consisting of small crystals of olivine, pyroxene and hornblende; the major constituent of the Earth's mantle.
peridotitic adjective: Of or relating to the mineral peridotite.
peridrome noun: The space between the columns and the wall of the cella in an Ancient Greek or Roman temple
peridromophile noun: A collector of transfers.
peridromophily noun: The collection of transfers.
peridromos noun: Alternative form of peridrome.
periductal adjective: Around a duct (for example, the ductus arteriosus).
periductular adjective: Around a ductule.
periduodenal adjective: Around the duodenum.
periduodenitis noun: inflammation of the area surrounding the duodenum
peridural adjective: Around the dura mater.
peridynamic adjective: Relating to peridynamics.
peridynamics noun: A form of mechanics concerned with discontinuities and fractures
perieccrine adjective: Surrounding a sweat gland
periecian noun: Alternative form of Perioecian.
periegesis noun /ˌpɛ.ɹɪ.əˈd͡ʒiː.sɪs/: A description of an area or territory.
periegete noun /ˈpɛ.ɹɪ.əˌd͡ʒiːt/: A writer of a periegesis.
periegetic adjective /ˌpɛ.ɹɪ.əˈd͡ʒɛ.tɪk/: Relating to a periegesis.
perielectrode adjective: Surrounding an electrode
periencephalitis noun: Inflammation of the cerebral membranes, particularly leptomeningitis or inflammation of the pia mater.
periendosteal adjective: Surrounding the endosteum
periendothelial adjective: Surrounding endothelial cells
perienteric adjective: Surrounding the intestine
perienteron noun: The primitive perivisceral cavity; the space between the entoderm and the ectoderm, the forerunner of the schizocoel or enterocoel.
periependymal adjective: Surrounding the ependyma
periepididymal adjective: Surrounding the epididymus
periepithelial adjective: Surrounding the epithelium
periergia noun /ˌpɛ.ɹiˈɜː.d͡ʒi.ə/: The use of an excessively elaborate or elevated style to discuss a trivial matter; bombastic or laboured language.
periergy noun: Excessive caution or diligence.
perieruptional adjective: Surrounding an eruption (typically of a tooth)
perieschkje noun: Alternative spelling of pirozhki.
periesophageal adjective: Around the esophagus
periestropausal adjective: Synonym of perimenopausal.
perievent adjective: Surrounding (just before and just after) an event
perifacial adjective: Around the face.
perifascial adjective: Around the fascia.
perifascicular adjective: Surrounding a fascicle
perifemoral adjective: Around the femur.
perifibrillar adjective: Surrounding a fibril
perifibrum noun: The membranous covering of the spicules and fibre of sponges.
perifistular adjective: Around a fistula.
perifocal adjective: Surrounding a focus
perifocus noun: pericenter
perifollicular adjective: Around a follicle.
perifolliculitis noun: An inflammation in the skin around the hair follicles.
perifornical adjective: Around the fornix.
perifosine noun: An experimental alkylphospholipid anticancer drug.
perifovea noun: A band immediately surrounding a fovea
perifoveal adjective: Around the fovea.
perifulcrum noun: The protective wall surrounding a pycnidium.
perifungal adjective: Surrounding a fungal hypha
perifunicular adjective: Surrounding the navel or the umbilical cord
perifusate noun: Any liquid used in perifusion
perifused adjective: Prepared or modified using perifusion
perifusion noun: fluid flow, especially that of a solution of drugs or a suspension of cells in a biological in vivo or in vitro system.
perigalactic adjective: Of or pertaining to a perigalacticon
perigalacticon noun: The point in the orbit of a star at which it is closest to the centre of its local galaxy
perigalacticum noun: The closest point in a star's orbit around the centre of a galaxy (the galactic periapsis).
periganglionic adjective: Surrounding a ganglion.
periganglionitis noun: inflammation surrounding a ganglion
perigastric adjective: Surrounding the stomach
perigastritis noun: inflammation of the region surrounding the stomach
perigastrulation adjective: Occurring around the time of gastrulation
perigeal adjective: Relating to the perigee.
perigean adjective: Pertaining to the perigee.
perigee noun /ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒiː/: The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.
perigee moon noun: Synonym of supermoon
perigemmal adjective: Surrounding a bud
perigenesis noun: A theory put forward by Ernst Haeckel which explains inheritance (of characteristics) by the transmission of the type of so-called "growth force", possessed...
perigenetic adjective: Of or pertaining to perigenesis.
perigenital adjective: Surrounding the genitals
perigenitally adverb: In a perigenital manner
perigenual adjective: Surrounding a genu or knee
perigestational adjective: Around the time of gestation.
periglacial adjective /pɛɹɪˈɡleɪʃəl/: Of or pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier.
periglacially adverb: Around the edge of a glacier.
periglaciated adjective: Modified by periglaciation
periglaciation noun: Geomorphic processes resulting from seasonal thawing of snow in areas of permafrost, the runoff from which refreezes in ice wedges and other structures.
periglandular adjective: Surrounding a gland or glands.
periglobular adjective: Surrounding a globule
perigloea noun: The entire gelatinous investment of a diatom.
periglomerular adjective: Around the glomerulus.
periglottal adjective: Around the glottis.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under P: 63,631 words, in 213 parts.