PERI-


Meaning of PERI- in English

■ prefix

1》 round; about: pericardium.

2》 Astronomy denoting the point nearest to a specified celestial body: perihelion. Compare with apo- .

Origin

from Gk peri 'about, around'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.