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Pay Per Lead (PPL): Online advertising payment model in which payment is based solely based on qualifying leads.

Peripheral Vascular Disease: Lack of oxygen supply to the working muscles and tissues of the body, resulting from decreased blood supply.Predominately affects the limbs,the parts of the body furthest away from the heart . . . View Full Definition

Peripheral Nervous System: The division of the nervous system that connects the central nervous system to other parts of the body. Components of the nervous system that transmit messages to the central nervous system.

Peripheral Heart Action (PHA): A system of training where you go from one exercise to another, with little or no rest, preferably alternating upper body and lower body exercises. Designed for cardiovascular training and t . . . View Full Definition

Periphery: 1. The outside or surface of a structure: the portion outside the central region.

Periphery Photography: Technique used to photograph the entire inner or outer surface of a cylinder or tube.

Periquita: Alias name for Castelão Francês grape where grown in the Estremadura region of Portugal. Makes popular, robust red wine.

Periphrasis: Using a wordy phrase to describe something for which one term exists.

Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI): A local bus standard developed by Intel Corporation. Most modern PCs include a PCI bus in addition to a more general ISA expansion bus. Many analysts, however, believe that PCI will eventual . . . View Full Definition

Periradicular: The area which surrounds a portion of the root of the tooth.