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Pericardium
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membranous sac enclosing the heart
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perigee
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nearest point to the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body
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perihelion
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nearest point to the sun in the orbit of a heavenly body
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perimeter
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whole outer boundary or measurement of a surface or figure
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periodontics
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branch of dentistry dealing with disease of the bone and gum tissue supporting the teeth
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peripatetic
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traveling about: itinerant
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peripheral
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1. on the periphery( outside boundary); outside or away from the central part, as in peripheral vision
2. only slightly connected with what is essential:merely incidental ( N) device that can be attached to or used with a computer, such as a keyboard, monitor, printer, or scanner |
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periphrastic
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expressed in a roundabout way; circumlocutory
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periscope
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instrument permitting those in a submarine a view (look around") of the surface
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