adventitia


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
adventitia /ˌadvɛnˈtɪʃə/
noun the outermost layer of the wall of a blood vessel.
– derivatives
adventitial adjective.
– origin C19: shortening of mod. L. tunica adventitia ‘additional sheath’.
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