Etymology

perivascular

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Today it means: Around or surrounding a blood vessel Full definition →

English vascular ← Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́) ← Proto-Indo-European *per-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. Englishperi-
  4. Englishvascular
  5. English todayperivascular

From peri- + vascular.

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