1. The part of a body away from the center; the outer part or surface. 2. SYN: denture border. [G. periphereia, fr. peri, around, + phero, to carry]
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1) the outward bounds of something as distinguished from its internal regions or center
2) the regions (as the sense organs, the muscles, or the viscera) in which nerves terminate
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pe·riph·ery (pə-rifґə-re) [Gr. periphereia, from peri around + pherein to bear] the outward part or surface or structure; the portion of a system outside the central region. peripheral, peripheric adjMedical dictionary. 2011.