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The operation of sewing up a ruptured perineum.

Inflammation of the cellular tissue around the kidney. -- Per`i*ne*phrit"ic, a.

The region which is included within the outlet of the pelvis, and is traversed by the urinogenital canal and the rectum.

Surrounding nerves or nerve fibers; of or pertaining to the perineurium.

The connective tissue sheath which surrounds a bundle of nerve fibers. See Epineurium, and Neurilemma.

Of or pertaining to a nucleus; situated around a nucleus; as, the perinuclear protoplasm.

Surrounding the uterus.

Characterized by perseverance; persistent. -- Per`se*ver"ing*ly, adv.

The sauger of the St.Lawrence River.

Thieving in a small way. Shak. -- n.

A white crystalline compound of piperidine and piperic acid. It is obtained from the black pepper (Piper nigrum) and other species.

A covering of plaster; plasterwork.

Glassmaker's ashes; a kind of potash or pearlash, brought from the Levant and Syria, -- used in the manufacture of fine glass.

Deliberating. -- Pon"der*ing*ly, adv.

a. & n. from Powder, v. t. Powdering tub. (a) A tub or vessel in which meat is corned or salted. (b) A heated tub in which an infected lecher was placed for cure. [Obs.] Shak.

Cruising in a privateer.

Ashes of barilla. Ure.

A series of quarters, or small upright posts. See Quarter, n., 1 (m) (Arch.) Gwilt. Quartering block, a block on which the body of a condemned criminal was quartered. Macaulay.

The mercury and foil on the back of a looking-glass.

With quivering motion.