intima

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noun

The innermost part of an anatomical structure, particularly a tubular one

“the intima of a blood vessel”

OriginLatin intima →
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Meanings

nounintima (plural intimae or intimas)

plural intimae · plural intimas

  1. anatomyThe innermost part of an anatomical structure, particularly a tubular one

    the intima of a blood vessel

Origin

  1. Latinintima
  2. Englishintima

Borrowed from Latin intima, feminine form of intimus (“innermost”).

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APA

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Chicago

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