Medical term:

adventitia



ad·ven·ti·tial

(ad-ven-tish'ăl),
Relating to the outer coat or adventitia of a blood vessel or other structure.
Synonym(s): adventitious (3)
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ad·ven·ti·tial

(ad'vĕn-tish'ăl)
Relating to the outer coat or adventitia of a blood vessel or other structure.
Synonym(s): adventitious (3) .
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

ad·ven·ti·tial

(ad'vĕn-tish'ăl)
Relating to outer coat or adventitia of a blood vessel or other structure.
Synonym(s): adventitious (3) .
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012


adventitia

 [ad″ven-tish´e-ah]
tunica adventitia. adj., adj adventi´tial.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ad·ven·ti·ti·a

(ad-ven-tish'ă), [TA]
The outermost connective tissue covering of any organ, vessel, or other structure (or part thereof) not covered by a serous coat (visceral peritoneum); instead, the covering is properly derived from without (that is, from the surrounding connective tissue) and does not form an integral part of such organ or structure. Terminologia Anatomica lists adventitia (tunica adventitia) of the following organs: blood vessels, ductus deferens, esophagus, renal pelvis, seminal glands, and ureters.
Synonym(s): tunica adventitia [TA], membrana adventitia (1)
[L. adventicius, coming from abroad, foreign, fr. ad, to + venio, to come]
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adventitia

(ăd′vĕn-tĭsh′ə, -vən-)
n.
The membranous outer covering of an organ or a blood vessel.

ad′ven·ti′tial adj.
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adventitia

The outermost layer of a visceral organ; e.g., serosa.
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ad·ven·ti·ti·a

(ad'vĕn-tish'ă) [TA]
The outermost connective tissue covering of any organ, vessel, or other structure not covered by a serosa.
Synonym(s): tunica adventitia [TA] .
[L. adventicius, coming from abroad, foreign, fr. ad, to + venio, to come]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

adventitia

The outer covering or layer of an organ, especially a blood vessel.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

ad·ven·ti·ti·a

(ad'vĕn-tish'ă) [TA]
Outermost connective tissue covering of any organ, vessel, or other structure not covered by a serous coat.
[L. adventicius, coming from abroad, foreign, fr. ad, to + venio, to come]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012


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