endothelium /en·do·the·li·um/ (-the´le-um) pl. endothe´lia the layer of epithelial cells that lines the cavities of the heart, the serous cavities, and the lumina of the blood and lymph vessels.
endothelium
endothelium
en·do·the·li·um ( n d -th  l- m)n. pl. en·do·the·li·a (-l -) A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels. en do·theli·al adj. |
endothelium
[en′dōthē′lē·əm]
Etymology: Gk, endon + thele, nipple
the layer of simple squamous epithelial cells that lines the heart, the blood and lymph vessels, and the serous cavities of the body. It is highly vascular, heals quickly, and is derived from the mesoderm.
endothelium
(en´dōthē´lē
m),
n the layer of simple squamous epithelial cells that line the heart, the blood and lymph vessels, and the serous cavities of the body.
m), n the layer of simple squamous epithelial cells that line the heart, the blood and lymph vessels, and the serous cavities of the body.
endothelium
pl. endothelia [Gr.] the layer of epithelial cells that lines the cavities of the heart and of the blood and lymph vessels, sometimes applied to other internal epithelial surfaces.
corneal endothelium
lines the inner surface of the cornea, between the corneal stroma and aqueous humor; called also the posterior epithelium.
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