pericytial

adjective

peri·​cy·​tial

¦perə¦sītēəl,

-sish(ē)əl,

-sitēəl

1

: situated around or enveloping a cell

2

: of, relating to, or being a pericyte

Word History

Etymology

in sense 1, from peri- + cyt- + -ial; in sense 2 from pericyte + -ial

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