Meanings
nounendothelium (plural endothelia)
plural endothelia
- anatomyA thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.
Origin
From endo- + -thelium, as in epithelium.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بِطَانَة
- بِطَانَة (biṭāna)thin layer of cells
Bulgarian ендотел
- ендотел (endotel)thin layer of cells
Catalan endoteli
- endotelithin layer of cells
Chinese Mandarin 內皮 /内皮
- 內皮 /内皮 (nèipí)thin layer of cells
Finnish endoteeli
- endoteelithin layer of cells
Greek ενδοθήλιο
- ενδοθήλιο (endothílio)thin layer of cells
Italian endotelio
- endoteliothin layer of cells
Polish śródbłonek
- śródbłonekthin layer of cells
Spanish endotelio
- endoteliothin layer of cells
Turkish endotel
- endotelthin layer of cells
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with endothelium
heliumepitheliummyceliummesotheliumurotheliumberkeliumantiheliumapheliumdiheliumexotheliumhydridoheliumhyperheliumhypotracheliummyoepitheliumnonheliumparaheliumperiheliumradioheliumsubendotheliumteliumtracheliumuroepithelium
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
endothelium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endothelium
MLA
“endothelium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endothelium. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endothelium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endothelium.
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