Endothelium

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  • noun. A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In anatomy, the tissue, somewhat resembling epithelium, which lines serous cavities, blood-vessels, and lymphatics.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The thin epithelium lining the blood vessels, lymphatics, and serous cavities. See epithelium.
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  • noun. A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.
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  • noun. an epithelium of mesoblastic origin; a thin layer of flattened cells that lines the inside of some body cavities
    • Word Usage
    "A single layer of cells called the endothelium lines the walls of every blood vessel in the body."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    epithelial tissue  epithelium  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    blastema  carcinogenesis  choroid  electrophoresis  endoderm  
    variant
    endothelia  epithelium  
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