See Also: Peripheral(health)
Peripheral(medicine)
peripheral(dictionary)
peripheral nerves(medicine)
Peripheral Intervention(health)
peripheral neuropathy(medicine)
peripheral 2, noun(dictionary)
peripheral proteins(medicine)
peripheral cataract(medicine)
peripheral resistance(medicine)

virile (iou) and Peripheral (health)


virile (iou)



virile adjective. L15.
[Old & mod. French viril or Latin virilis, from vir man: see -ILE.]
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of a man; manly, masculine. Also, marked by strength, force or vitality. L15.
I. Murdoch The bearded and ostentatiously virile appearance of his colleague. Audubon A virile new government agency..made the..bounty hunters obsolete.
b. Of dress: denoting the attainment of male adulthood; distinctively belonging to a man as opp. to a youth or woman. arch. E17.
(Of a person) potent, full of masculine energy or vigour; (of a man) having a strong sexual drive. E16.
European A virile..Stalin imposed a divided Europe upon a dying..Roosevelt.
Of or having procreative power. M16.
virile member: see MEMBER noun.

Peripheral (health)


At or near the surface of the body. Located away from the center structure.