adventitia

  • 11adventitia — tunica adventitia; n. 1) the outer coat of the wall of a vein or artery. It consists of loose connective tissue and networks of small blood vessels, which nourish the walls. 2) the outer covering of various other organs or parts …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 12Adventitia bona — (lat.), Vermögen, das nicht von Eltern, sondern von Seitenverwandten od. sonst erworben ist …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 13adventitia — noun Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Latin adventicia, neuter plural of adventicius coming from outside, from adventus, past participle Date: 1876 an external chiefly connective tissue covering of an organ; especially the external coat of a… …

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  • 14adventitia — n. [L. adventitius, extraordinary] The connective tissue covering of an organ (mainly fibroelastic in nature), such as the heart, or blood vessels …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 15adventitia — Outer coat of the wall of vein or artery, composed of loose connective tissue that is vascularized. Generally used to mean outer covering of an organ …

    Dictionary of molecular biology

  • 16adventitia — adventitial, adj. /ad ven tish ee euh, tish euh/, n. Anat. the external covering of an organ or other structure, derived from connective tissue, esp. the external covering of a blood vessel. [1875 80; < L adventicia, neut. pl. of ADVENTICIUS&#8230; …

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  • 17adventitia — n. outer covering of an organ or blood vessel …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 18adventitia — ad·ven·ti·tia …

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  • 19adventitia — ad•ven•ti•ti•a [[t]ˌæd vɛnˈtɪʃ i ə, ˈtɪʃ ə[/t]] n. pl. ti•as anat. the outer tissue layer of an organ, esp. that of a blood vessel • Etymology: 1875–80; &LT; L adventīcia, neut. pl. of adventīcius adventitious ad ven•ti′tial, adj …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20adventitia — /ædvɛnˈtɪʃə/ (say adven tishuh) noun the outer covering of an organ, especially a blood vessel derived from adjacent connective tissue. {New Latin, from Latin adventīcius adventitious} …