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endothelium

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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.
[New Latin endothlium : endo- + Greek thl, nipple; see dh(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
endo·theli·al, endo·theli·oid adj.
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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Noun1.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
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