English Explanatory Dictionary

adventitia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ.

Word forms

adventitia adventitias

Etymology

From the Latin adventitius (“extraneous”).

Related words

adventitia bona adventitious tunica adventitia

Derived words

adventicectomy adventitial
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