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endothelium

endothelium noun: a thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.

Noun

endothelium (plural endothelia)

  1. A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.

endothelium meaning in Tamil and Arabic

endothelium in Tamil

நாளங்களின் உட்சவ்வு, அகக்கலப்படை, அகத்தோலியம், உள் அடுக்குச் செல், உள் அணு அடுத்தத் திசு, உள்ளுறை

endothelium in Arabic

thin layer of cells
بِطَانَة biṭāna

Forms of endothelium

pluralendothelia

Origin of endothelium

From endo- + -thelium, as in epithelium.

Words formed from endothelium

Words that rhyme with endothelium

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Questions about endothelium

What does endothelium mean?
Endothelium means a thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.
What is endothelium in Tamil?
Endothelium in Tamil is நாளங்களின் உட்சவ்வு, அகக்கலப்படை, அகத்தோலியம். See Endothelium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is endothelium?
Endothelium is a noun.
What is the plural of endothelium?
The plural of endothelium is endothelia.

Words near endothelium in the dictionary

  1. endotheliotoxin
  2. endotheliotoxins
  3. endotheliotropic
  4. endotheliotropism
  5. endothelitis
  6. endothelium
  7. endothelization
  8. endothelizations
  9. endotheloid
  10. endotherapies
  11. endotherapy

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