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layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam … Medical dictionary
subendothelial — adjective Beneath the endothelial layer See Also: subendothelium … Wiktionary
Tunica intima — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 133 GrayPage = 498 Caption = Artery wall Caption2 = Transverse section through a small artery and vein of the mucous membrane of the epiglottis of a child. (Tunica intima is at e ) System =… … Wikipedia
tunica — SYN: tunic. [L. a coat] t. adventitia SYN: adventitia. t. albuginea a dense white collagenous tunic surrounding a structure. t. albuginea of corpora cavernosa [TA] a strong … Medical dictionary
Endocardium — The lining of the interior surface of the heart chambers. The endocardium consists of a layer of endothelial cells and an underlying layer of connective tissue. * * * The innermost tunic of the heart, which includes endothelium and subendothelial … Medical dictionary
Blood vessel — The blood vessels are part of the circulatory system and function to transport blood throughout the body. The most important vessels in the system are the capillaries, the microscopic vessels which enable the actual exchange of water and… … Wikipedia
glomerulonephritis — Renal disease characterized by diffuse inflammatory changes in glomeruli that are not the acute response to infection of the kidneys. SYN: glomerular nephritis. [glomerulus + G. nephros, kidney, + itis, inflammation] … Medical dictionary
Atherosclerosis — For the journal, see Atherosclerosis (journal). Atherosclerosis Classification and external resources The progression of atherosclerosis (size exaggerated; see text) ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Rheumatic fever — Classification and external resources Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria, Pappenheim s stain ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis — Classification and external resources Renal corpuscle. Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis involves deposits at the intraglomerular mesangium (#5a) which leads to splitting of the glomerular basement membrane (#1) … Wikipedia
