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Meaning of ENDOTHELIUM

Pronunciation:  `endow'theeleeum

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  an epithelium of mesoblastic origin; a thin layer of flattened cells that lines the inside of some body cavities
 
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 See Also: epithelial tissue, epithelium

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\En`do*the"li*um\, n.; pl. {Endothelia}. [NL., fr.
Gr. 'e`ndon within + ? nipple.] (Anat.)
The thin epithelium lining the blood vessels, lymphatics, and
serous cavities. See {Epithelium}.
 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: the layer of cells that lines the heart, blood vessels, and other body cavities.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A layer of cells (called endothelial cells) that lines the inside surfaces of body cavities, blood vessels, and lymph vessels.
 

 

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