hemangiopericytoma

noun

hem·​an·​gio·​peri·​cy·​to·​ma
variants or chiefly British haemangiopericytoma
plural hemangiopericytomas also hemangiopericytomata -mət-ə How to pronounce hemangiopericytoma (audio)
: a vascular tumor composed of spindle cells that are held to be derived from pericytes

called also perithelioma

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“Hemangiopericytoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/hemangiopericytoma. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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