Medical term:
pericytes
pericyte
[per´ĭ-sīt]one of the peculiar elongated, contractile cells found wrapped about precapillary arterioles outside the basement membrane.
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per·i·cyte
(per'i-sīt), Do not confuse this word with parasite.One of the slender, mesenchymallike cells found in close association with the outside wall of postcapillary venules; it is relatively undifferentiated and may become a fibroblast, endothelial cell, or smooth muscle cell.
Synonym(s): adventitial cell, pericapillary cell, perithelial cell
[peri- + G. kytos, cell]
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per·i·cyte
(per'i-sīt)One of the slender mesenchymallike cells found in close association with the outside wall of postcapillary venules; it is relatively undifferentiated and may become a fibroblast, macrophage, or smooth muscle cell.
Synonym(s): adventitial cell.
Synonym(s): adventitial cell.
[peri- + G. kytos, cell]
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