perithelium

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noun

The layer of connective tissue surrounding the capillaries and smaller blood vessels

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Meanings

nounperithelium (plural perithelia)

plural perithelia

  1. anatomyThe layer of connective tissue surrounding the capillaries and smaller blood vessels

Origin

From peri- + -thelium.

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APA

perithelium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perithelium

MLA

“perithelium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perithelium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perithelium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perithelium.

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