périr, v.n., to perish, to decay, to die, to be lost, to be destroyed, to sink, to fall off; (jur.) to be barred by limitation. — de froid; to perish with cold. — corps et biens; (of ships) to be lost with all hands. Tôt ou tard les méchants périssent malheureusement; sooner or later the wicked come to an untimely end. Faire — une armée; to destroy an army. L’instance est périe; (jur.) the suit is barred by limitation. Faire —; to put to death; to do away with.
périsciens (-si-in), n.m.pl., (geog.) Periscians, Periscii.
périssable, adj., perishable.
périssoire, n.f., canoe.
péristaltique, adj., (med.) peristaltic.
péristole, n.f., (physiolog.) the peristaltic motion (of the intestines).
péristyle, n.m. and adj., (arch.) peristyle; ornamented with a peristyle.
périsystole, n.f., (physiolog.) perisystole.
péritoine, n.m., (anat.) peritoneum.
péritonite, n.f., (med.) peritonitis.