Definition of Perirhinal

1. Adjective. Near the nose.

Exact synonyms: Perinasal
Partainyms: Nose, Nose

Definition of Perirhinal

1. Adjective. Situated around the nose. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Perirhinal

1. Around the nose or nasal cavity. Origin: peri-+ G. Rhis, nose (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Perirhinal

peripter
peripteral
peripterous
peripters
peripubescent
peripylephlebitis
peripylic
peripyloric
perique
periques
perirectal
perirectal abscess
perirectitis
perirenal
perirenal fascia
perirhinal (current term)
perirhizoclasia
peris
perisalpingitis
perisalpingo-ovaritis
perisalpinx
perisarc
perisarcs
periscian
periscii
periscope
periscopes
periscopic
periscopic lens
periscopic meniscus

Literary usage of Perirhinal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Neuroscience of Mental Health: A Report on Neuroscience Research edited by Stephen H. Koslow (1997)
"Detailed neuroanatomical studies have since shown that nearly two-thirds of all cortical projections to the hippocampal formation arise in the perirhinal ..."

2. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"P. arteries, branches of the renal arteries to the capsule of the kidney and the perirenal fat. perirhinal (per-i-rai'npl). [Or. nip' around + /"'{• nose. ..."

3. Tobacco Policy Making in California 2001-2003: No Longer Finishing First edited by Jeffrey Archer, Simon Bainbridge (2003)
"... subiculum, entorhinal cortex, and perirhinal cortex on learning and memory. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: The major elements in evaluating proposals ..."

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