English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 233 of 931

peribasaladj

Surrounding a base or basal body

peribiliaryadj

Around a bile duct.

periblastnoun

The protoplasmic matter which surrounds the entoblast, or cell nucleus, and undergoes segmentation.

periblasticadj

Relating to the periblast.

periblemnoun

nascent cortex, or immature cellular bark

peribolosnoun

An enclosed court, especially one surrounding a temple.

peribothronnoun

The point in an elliptical orbit around a black hole where the orbiting body is closest to the black hole.

peribranchialadj

Surrounding the branchiae.

peribronchialadj

Surrounding the bronchi

peribronchiallyadv

In a peribronchial manner

peribronchiolaradj

Around a bronchiole.

peribronchioleadj

peribronchiolar

peribronchitisnoun

inflammation of the peribronchial region

peribronchovascularadj

Surrounding the blood vessels that supply the bronchi

peribuccaladj

Surrounding a cheek

peribulbaradj

Around the brainstem.

peribullaradj

Surrounding a bulla

peribullaryadj

Surrounding a bulla

peribursaladj

Around a bursa.

pericalcarineadj

Surrounding the calcar of the brain

pericallosaladj

Of, relating to, or occurring in tissue surrounding the corpus callosum.

pericalycealadj

Around the calyx.

pericambiumnoun

A pericycle.

pericanalicularadj

Around the canaliculus.

pericancerousadj

Surrounding a cancer

pericapillaryadj

Surrounding a capillary.

pericapsidnoun

viral envelope

pericapsidicadj

Surrounding a capsid of a virus

pericapsularadj

Around a capsule.

pericarcinomatousadj

Around a carcinoma.

pericardialadj

Of, or relating to the pericardium.

pericardiallyadv

In a pericardial way.

pericardiectomynoun

The surgical removal of all or part of the pericardium.

pericardiocentesisnoun

The removal of fluid from the pericardium for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes

pericardiodesisnoun

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.

pericardioperitonealadj

Relating to the pericardium and the peritoneum

pericardiophrenicadj

Surrounding the heart and the diaphragm

pericardiopleuraladj

pericardial and pleural

pericardiotomynoun

incision into the pericardium

pericarditisnoun

Inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart.

pericardiumnoun

A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.

pericarpnoun

The outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary.

pericarpaladj

Of or relating to a pericarp.

pericarpicadj

Of or relating to a pericarp.

pericarpousadj

Of or relating to a pericarp.

pericartilagenoun

Synonym of perichondrium.

pericaryonnoun

Misspelling of perikaryon.

pericatheteradj

Surrounding a catheter

pericaudaladj

Surrounding the tail

pericavaladj

Surrounding the vena cava

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 233. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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