English Explanatory Dictionary

tunica intima

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The innermost layer of an artery or vein, made up of one layer of endothelial cells and supported by an internal elastic lamina.

Word forms

tunica intima

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tunica intima (“inner tunic”).

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