endothelium

See also: endothélium

English

Etymology

From endo- +‎ -thelium, as in epithelium.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -iːliəm

Noun

endothelium (plural endothelia)

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

Derived terms

• endothelial
• endothelially
• endothelin
• endotheliochorial
• endothelio- (combining form)
• endotheliocyte
• endothelioid
• endotheliopathy
• endothelioprotective
• endotheliosis
• endotheliotoxin
• endotheloid
• myoendothelium
• neoendothelium
• reticuloendothelium
• subendothelium
• transendothelial
• transendothelium
• vasoendothelial

 

Related terms

• endothelioma
• epithelium
• thelium

Translations

thin layer of cells

• Catalan: endoteli m
• Finnish: endoteeli (fi)
• Greek: ενδοθήλιο (el) n (endothílio)
• Italian: endotelio (it) m
• Polish: śródbłonek m
• Spanish: endotelio m
• Turkish: endotel