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peristasis

peristasis noun: a four-sided porch or hall of columns surrounding the cella in an Ancient Greek peripteros temple.

Noun

peristasis (countable and uncountable, plural peristases)

  1. (countable) A four-sided porch or hall of columns surrounding the cella in an Ancient Greek peripteros temple.
  2. (uncountable) An inactive phase of vasoconstriction in inflammation.

peristasis meaning in Tamil

peristasis in Tamil

சுற்றுபுறச் சூழல்

Forms of peristasis

pluralperistases

Words formed from peristasis

Questions about peristasis

What does peristasis mean?
Peristasis means a four-sided porch or hall of columns surrounding the cella in an Ancient Greek peripteros temple.
What is peristasis in Tamil?
Peristasis in Tamil is சுற்றுபுறச் சூழல். See Peristasis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is peristasis?
Peristasis is a noun.
What is the plural of peristasis?
The plural of peristasis is peristases.

Words near peristasis in the dictionary

  1. peristaltick
  2. peristaltism
  3. peristaltoid
  4. peristaphyline
  5. peristases
  6. peristasis
  7. peristatic
  8. peristediid
  9. peristediids
  10. Peristeri
  11. peristeria

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