perisomal

adjective

peri·​som·​al

¦perə¦sōməl

variants or perisomial

-¦sōmēəl

or perisomatic

-sōˈmatik

: of, relating to, or being a perisome

Word History

Etymology

perisomal, perisomial from perisome + -al or -ial; perisomatic from New Latin perisomat-, perisoma + English -ic

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