Associations to the word «Endothelium»

Wiktionary

ENDOTHELIUM, noun. (anatomy) A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.

Dictionary definition

ENDOTHELIUM, noun. An epithelium of mesoblastic origin; a thin layer of flattened cells that lines the inside of some body cavities.

Wise words

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