▪ I. perimetric, a.1 Anat. and Path.
(pɛrɪˈmiːtrɪk)
[f. Gr. περί around + µήτρα uterus + -ic.]
Situated or occurring around the uterus.
| 1889 J. M. Duncan Clin. Lect. Dis. Wom. xxviii. 227 Lumps produced by perimetric inflammation and adhesions. |
▪ II. perimetric, a.2
(pɛrɪˈmɛtrɪk)
[f. Gr. περίµετρ-ος perimeter + -ic: cf. metric.]
1. Pertaining to a perimeter or circumference.
| 1890 in Cent. Dict. |
2. Pertaining to or obtained by a perimeter (perimeter 2) or perimetry.
| 1899 Allbutt's Syst. Med. VI. 761 A perimetric chart..shows merely a small central spot of clear vision around the point of fixation. Ibid. VIII. 108 Perimetric observations show that frequently the fields of vision are narrowed generally for both eyes. |
So periˈmetrical a.; hence periˈmetrically adv.
| 1882 Ogilvie (Annandale), Perimetrical, pertaining to the perimeter. 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. VI. 763 Studying perimetrically a case of homonymous hemianopsia. |