endothelium

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endothelium

Rhymes with -iːliəm

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From endo- + -thelium, as in epithelium.

noun endothelia

  1. A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.

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noun thin layer of cells

Españolendotelio
中文內皮 /内皮 nèipí
Italianoendotelio
Ελληνικάενδοθήλιο endothílio
العربيةبِطَانَة biṭāna

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"endothelium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/endothelium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"endothelium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/endothelium.

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@misc{endothelium_2026,
  title = {endothelium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/endothelium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}