tunica media

noun

The middle layer of a blood vessel, located between the tunica intima and tunica externa.

OriginLatin tunica →
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Meanings

nountunica media (plural tunicae mediae)

plural tunicae mediae

  1. anatomyThe middle layer of a blood vessel, located between the tunica intima and tunica externa.

Origin

  1. Latintunica“tunic”
  2. Englishtunica media

Borrowed from Latin tunica (“tunic”) + media (“middle”)

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