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peripersonal

peripersonal adjective: around the person; near a person's body.

Adjective

peripersonal (not comparable)

  1. Around the person; near a person's body.
    • peripersonal space

Origin of peripersonal

From peri- + personal.

Questions about peripersonal

What does peripersonal mean?
Peripersonal means around the person; near a person's body.
What part of speech is peripersonal?
Peripersonal is an adjective.

Words near peripersonal in the dictionary

  1. peripelvic
  2. peripenial
  3. peripenile
  4. peripentonal
  5. peripenultimate
  6. peripersonal
  7. peripetalous
  8. peripeteia
  9. peripeteian
  10. peripeteias
  11. peripetia

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