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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