Glossary

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  • Perimyolysis

    Loss of enamel from the lingual surface of the anterior teeth. A complication of repeated bouts of regurgitation (e.g., as in bulimia nervosa). Another dental complication of bulimia is the development of multiple dental caries.  

  • Perimyoendocarditis

    Inflammation of the muscular wall of the heart, its endothelial lining, and the pericardium.  

  • Perimyelography

    Radiological examination of the area around the spinal cord.  

  • Perimyelitis

    Inflammation of the pia mater and arachnoid of the brain or spinal cord.  

  • Static perimetry

    A test of visual field impairment in which a person’s ability to see objects at the edges of the visual field is assessed by changing the brightness or size of the objects but not their position.  

  • Kinetic perimetry

    A test of visual field impairment in which a person’s ability to see peripherally placed objects is assessed by moving the objects but keeping their size and brightness unchanged.  

  • Perimastitis

    Inflammation of the fibrous tissue around a breast.  

  • Perilymphangitis

    Inflammation of tissues around a lymphatic vessel. Inflammation of the tissues encircling a lymphatic vessel.  

  • Perilingual

    Occurring during the development of speech and language.  

  • Perikymata

    The transverse wavelike grooves most apparent in the surface enamel of newly erupted anterior teeth; they are more pronounced at eruption and are reduced in depth with wear in advancing age.