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Definition of Peripheral

1. Noun. (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer. "Disk drives and printers are important peripherals"

2. Adjective. On or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area. "Peripheral suburbs"

3. Adjective. Related to the key issue but not of central importance. "Peripheral issues"

Definition of Peripheral

1. a. Of or pertaining to a periphery; constituting a periphery; peripheric.

Definition of Peripheral

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Peripheral

1. Pertaining to or situated at or near the periphery, situated away from a centre or central structure. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peripheral

peripatus peripatus peripatuses peripenial peripetalous peripeteia peripeteias peripetia peripetias peripeties

peripety peripharyngeal peripharyngeal space peripherad peripheral (current term) peripheral (current term) peripheralis peripherally peripherally inserted central catheter peripherals

peripheral aneurysm peripheral anterior synechia peripheral arteriosclerosis peripheral blood stem cell transplantation peripheral cataract peripheral chemoreceptor peripheral device peripheral dysostosis peripheral facial paralysis peripheral glare

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