per-

per- definition - medical

per-

prefix
  1. Thoroughly; completely; intensely: perfuse.
  2. Containing an element in its highest oxidation state: perchloric acid.
  3. Containing a large or the largest possible proportion of an element: peroxide.
  4. Containing the peroxy group: peracid.

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