endothelium (redirected from Corneal endothelium)

en·do·the·li·um  (nd-thl-m)

n. pl. en·do·the·li·a (-l-)

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

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[New Latin endothlium : endo- + Greek thl, nipple; see dh(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

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endo·theli·al, endo·theli·oid adj.

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endothelium [ˌɛndəʊˈθiːlɪəm]

n pl -lia [-lɪə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a tissue consisting of a single layer of cells that lines the blood and lymph vessels, heart, and some other cavities

[New Latin, from endo- + -thelium, from Greek thēlē nipple]

endothelial  adj

endothelioid  adj

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endothelium  (nd-thl-m)

Plural endothelia

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

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endothelium - an epithelium of mesoblastic origin; a thin layer of flattened cells that lines the inside of some body cavities epithelial tissue, epithelium - membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body