Definition of Intima
1. Noun. The innermost membrane of an organ (especially the inner lining of an artery or vein or lymphatic vessel).
Definition of Intima
1. the innermost layer of an organ [n -MAE or -MAS] : INTIMAL [adj]
Medical Definition of Intima
1.
Inner layer of blood vessel, comprising an endothelial monolayer on the luminal face with a subcellular elastic extracellular matrix containing a few smooth muscle cells.
Below the intima is the media, then the adventitia. The term may be applied to other organs.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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