peripheral
IPA: pɝˈɪfɝʌɫ
noun
- (computing) A peripheral device.
- Peripheral vision.
adjective
- On the periphery or boundary.
- Beside the point.
- Unimportant.
- Auxiliary.
- (neuroanatomy) Related to or located in the peripheral nervous system.
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Examples of "peripheral" in Sentences
- It is peripheral to the topic of the article.
- A lip bounds the perimeter of the peripheral flange.
- Both the peripheral process and the axon are myelinated.
- It can be confused with the peripheral ossifying fibroma.
- It tends to occur in the peripheral zone of the prostate.
- Clinically it has two types, the central and the peripheral.
- It is completely peripheral to the main purpose of the article.
- It is a neurotoxin which disrupts the peripheral nervous system.
- However, the peripheral manifestations of aortic insufficiency are absent.
- A peripheral rim fits snugly about the outer edge on one side of the wheel.
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