PERITHELIOMA
\pˌɛɹɪθˌɛlɪˈə͡ʊmə], \pˌɛɹɪθˌɛlɪˈəʊmə], \p_ˌɛ_ɹ_ɪ_θ_ˌɛ_l_ɪ__ˈəʊ_m_ə]\
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A tumor composed of capillaries running in various directions lined with endothelioma and surrounded by a mass of cells many layers deep and radially arranged. These cells spring from the perithelium which lines the perivascular spaces of blood vessels. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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