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endothelium

[ en-doh-thee-lee-uhm ]

noun

, plural en·do·the·li·a [en-doh-, thee, -lee-, uh].
  1. a type of epithelium composed of a single layer of smooth, thin cells that lines the heart, blood vessels, lymphatics, and serous cavities.


endothelium

/ ˌɛndəʊˈθiːlɪəm /

noun

  1. a tissue consisting of a single layer of cells that lines the blood and lymph vessels, heart, and some other cavities
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


endothelium

/ ĕn′dō-thēlē-əm /

, Plural endothelia

  1. A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the lymph vessels, blood vessels, and the inner cavities of the heart.
  2. Compare mesothelium


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Derived Forms

  • ˌendoˈtheliˌoid, adjective
  • ˌendoˈthelial, adjective
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Other Words From

  • endo·theli·al adjective
  • suben·do·theli·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of endothelium1

1870–75; endo- + New Latin -thelium; epithelium
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Word History and Origins

Origin of endothelium1

C19: New Latin, from endo- + -thelium, from Greek thēlē nipple
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Example Sentences

Changes were found in the endothelium of the blood vessels, the axis cylinders of nerves, and the muscles.

Endotheliomas take origin from the endothelium of lymph vessels and blood vessels, and serous cavities.

The endothelium over these plates often disappears, leaving them exposed to the blood-stream.

Such a cavity is not a mere hole, but has a distinct wall of connective tissue lined with epithelium or endothelium.

The iris becomes attached to the pectinate ligament and to the endothelium of Descemet's membrane.

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