PERITHELIUM


Meaning of PERITHELIUM in English

— perithelial , adj.

/per'euh thee"lee euhm/ , n. , pl. perithelia /-lee euh/ . Anat.

the connective tissue surrounding certain small vessels, as capillaries.

[ 1875-80; peri- PERI- + thel ( é ) nipple + L -ium -IUM ]

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