ichthyosis congenita neonatorum (medicine) and peripheral (iou)

ichthyosis congenita neonatorum (medicine)

ichthyosis congenita neonatorum
Generalised ichthyosis with parchment-like skin seen in premature babies.

peripheral (iou)

peripheral adjective & noun. E19.
[from PERIPHERY + -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Of, pertaining to, or situated in or on the periphery; constituting or characteristic of the circumference or external surface; Anatomy of the surface or outward part of the body (esp. with ref. to the circulation and nervous system), distal. E19.
peripheral neuritis a disorder of the peripheral nerves, esp. when involving weakness and numbness of the limbs. peripheral nervous system all the nervous system Other than the central nervous system.
fig. Marginal, superficial, of minor importance; not essential or relevant (to), subordinate (to). M20.
Vancouver Province Canadian cultural expression will remain peripheral to Canadians. L. Gordon To Eliot, war, as a historical event, was peripheral to its private moral meaning. Antiquaries Journal A widespread impression that the study of costume is a peripheral..domain.
Computing. Designating equipment used in conjunction with a computer without being an integral or necessary part of one; designating operations involving such equipment. M20.
b. noun. Computing. A peripheral device. M20.
periphe'rality noun the quality of being peripheral L20.
peripheralize verb trans. make peripheral; chiefly fig., marginalize: L20.
peripherally adverb in a peripheral way or position; at or with regard to the periphery: M19.

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