Percolator to Perithecium

Percolator: A, vessel used in percolating drugs. " PerhydrocycIopentanophenanth­rene : A tetracyclic carbon framework of steroidal nucleus. Percussion: The act of striking a part with short, sharp blows. Perennial: A plant which lives for more than two years. Perforation: The act of boring or piercing through a part.
Perfume: A blend of pleasantly odorous substance obtained from the essential oil.
Perfusion: The act of pouring over or through a vessel or a specific organ.
Periadenitis: Inflammation of the tissues around a gland. Perialienitis : Inflammation around a foreign body.
Perianal: Located around the anus. Periangiitis: Inflammation of the tissue surrounding a blood vessel.
Perianth: (1) The calyx and corolla collectively. (2) The outer envelope of a flower. (3) The cup-shaped or tubullU..sheath.
Periaorta : Around the aorta. Periaortitis: Inflammation of the tissues around aorta.
Periapical: Surrounding the apex of a tooth.
Periappendicitis: Inflammation of the tissues around the vermiform appendix.
Perianteritis : Inflammation of the
external coats of ~ artery.
Periarthric : Around a joint.

Periarticular: Situated around a joint.
Periasteritis nodosa : A disease of unknown origin in which prolonged fever and obscure symptoms are associated with local areas of inflammation along the arteries.
Periatrial: Around the atrium of the heart.
periaxial: Situated around an axis. Peribronchial: Situated around a bronchus.
Peribronchiolitis : Inflammation of the tissues around the bronchioles.
Pericardial (pericardiac) : Pertain­ing to the fibroserous sac that surrounds the heart and the roots of the great vessels.
Pericardiocentesis : Surgical puncture of the pericardial cavity. Pericardiostomy : The operation of making an opening into the pericardium.
Pericarditis: Inflammation of the pericardium.
Pericardium: The smooth membrane that surrounds the heart.
. Pericarp: The seed vessel or ripened ovary of a flower.
Pericellular: Surrounding a cell. Pericholongitis : Inflammation of the tissues that surround the bile ducts.
Pericholecystitis : Inflammation of the tissues around the gallbladder. Pericolic: Around the colon. Pericolitis: Inflammation around the colon.
Pericolpitis: Inflammation of tissues around the vagina.

Pericorneal: Surrounding the cornea.
Pericoronal: Around the crown of a tooth.
Pericranium: The external peristeum of the skull.
Pericussion : Forcible striking of body with sharp blows for the purpose of diagnosis of the conditions of the underlying parts by the sound obtamed.
Pericycle : A layer of parenchymal cells capable of being transformed mto meristem to give rise to the root cambium and cork cambium and to branch roots.
Pericystic: Situated about a cyst. Pericystitis: Inflammation of the tissues around the bladder.
Periderm: A protective outer cyImder of tissues formed in woody stems which consists of cork cambium and phellogen.
Peridium : The outer coat of fruits of certain fungi,
Perienteritis: Inflammation of the
peritoneal coat of the intestme. Perifolliculitis: Inflammation around the hair follicles. Perigastritis : Inflammation of the peritoneal coat of the stomach. Periglandular : Surroundmg a gland.
Periglottis: The mucous membrane of the tongue.
Perimeter: A lme forming the boundary of a plane figure. Period: An mterval or division of time.

Periodic fever: A hereditary condition characterized by repetitive febrile episodes and automatic disturbances, occurrmg in cycles of days, weeks or months.
Periodic table: A chart in which the elements are arranged by their atomic numbers according to the periodic law.
Periodontitis : Inflammatory reaction of the tissues surroundmg z tooth.
Perioral: Situated around the mouth.
Periorbital: Situated around the orbit. .
Periosteum: Connective tissue covering all bones of the body. Peripheral: Situated near the periphery .
Periphery: The outward part ; surface.
Perirectal: Around the rectum.
Perirenal: Situated around a kidney. Peristalsi,s : Wave of contraction
passmg along the alimentary canal for visible distance.
Perithecium : The layer of connective tissue surrounding capillaries and vessels.