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Tunica Intima

Medical Definition:	The innermost coat of blood vessels, consisting of a thin lining of endothelial cells longitudinally oriented and continuous with the endothelium of capillaries on the one hand and the endocardium of the heart on the other.
Guide Notes:	/pathol is more likely than "diseases of the tunica intima"; coord IM with specific blood vessel (IM)
Also Called:	Arterial Intima,Venous Intima
Previously Indexed:	Endothelium, Vascular (1988-1992),specific blood vessel (1966-1987)

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