- pericapillary end foot
- a pyramidal expansion of a process of an astrocyte against the wall of a capillary in the central nervous system; called also perivascular f., sucker f., sucker process, and vascular foot plate.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
pericapillary end foot
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vascular foot plate — pericapillary end foot … Medical dictionary
sucker foot — pericapillary end f … Medical dictionary
perivascular foot — n an expanded pedicle of an astrocyte that adheres to a blood vessel * * * pericapillary end f … Medical dictionary
sucker apparatus — pericapillary end foot … Medical dictionary
sucker process — pericapillary end foot … Medical dictionary
