01 a. Of or pertaining to a periphery; constituting a periphery; peripheric.
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Of or pertaining to a periphery; constituting a periphery; peripheric.
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External; away from the center; on or near the surface; as, the peripheral portion of the nervous system.(Anat.)
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Pertaining to minor, unimportant, superficial, or irrelevant aspects of the matter in question; as, peripheral isssues are dealt with in the appendix.