hemangiopericytoma
noun
hem·an·gio·peri·cy·to·ma
variants
or chiefly British haemangiopericytoma
plural hemangiopericytomas also hemangiopericytomata
-mət-ə 
: 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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