Medical Dictionary

periphery

noun pe·riph·ery \pə-ˈrif-(ə-)rē\
plural -er·ies

Medical Definition of PERIPHERY

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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