adventitia
English
Etymology
From the Latin adventitius (“extraneous”).
Noun
adventitia (countable and uncountable, plural adventitias)
- (anatomy, histology) The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ.
Derived terms
Related terms
- adventitia bona
- adventitious
- tunica adventitia
Translations
layer encasing a visceral organ
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Latin
Adjective
adventītia
- inflection of adventītius:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
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