a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the perineum. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Perineum + -plasty. ] (Med.) The act or process of restoring an injured perineum. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Perineum + Gr. &unr_; to sew. ] (Med.) The operation of sewing up a ruptured perineum. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL. See Peri-, and Nephritis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the cellular tissue around the kidney. --
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
a. (Anat.) Surrounding nerves or nerve fibers; of or pertaining to the perineurium. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
n. [ L. piper pepper: cf. F. piperin, piperine. ] (Chem.) A white crystalline compound of piperidine and piperic acid. It is obtained from the black pepper (Piper nigrum) and other species. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being slippery. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. viperinus: cf. F. vipérin. ] Of or pertaining to a viper or vipers; resembling a viper. [ 1913 Webster ]
Viperine snake. (Zool.)