Defn: Surrounding a cell; as, the pericellular lymph spaces surrounding ganglion cells.
PERICHAETH
Per"i*chæth, n. Etym: [See Perichætium.] (Bot.)
Defn: The leafy involucre surrounding the fruit stalk of mosses; perichætium; perichete.
PERICHAETIAL
Per`i*chæ"ti*al, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the perichæth.
PERICHAETIUM
Per`i*chæ"ti*um, n.; pl. Perichætia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Same as Perichæth.
PERICHAETOUS
Per`i*chæ"tous, a. Etym: [See Perichætium.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Surrounded by setæ; — said of certain earthworms (genus
Perichætus).
PERICHETE
Per"i*chete, n.