Etymology

adventitia

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Today it means: The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ. Full definition →

Latin adventitius
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  1. Latin · derived fromadventitius“extraneous”
  2. English todayadventitia

From the Latin adventitius (“extraneous”).

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