Defn: The operation of sewing up a ruptured perineum.
PERINEPHRITIS
Per`i*ne*phri"tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Peri-, and Nephritis.] (Med.)
Defn: Inflammation of the cellular tissue around the kidney.
— Per`i*ne*phrit"ic, a.
PERINEUM
Per`i*ne"um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: The region which is included within the outlet of the pelvis, and is traversed by the urinogenital canal and the rectum.
PERINEURIAL
Per`i*neu"ri*al, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Surrounding nerves or nerve fibers; of or pertaining to the perineurium.
PERINEURIUM
Per`i*neu"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: The connective tissue sheath which surrounds a bundle of nerve fibers. See Epineurium, and Neurilemma.
PERINUCLEAR
Per`i*nu"cle*ar, a. (Biol.)