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What is the medical term meaning pertaining to the lining of an artery?
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∙ 12y ago
the endothelium is the inner most linning of the artery vessel. Or better known as the Intima..... The tunica intima, the innermost layer, consists of an inner surface of smooth endothelium covered by a surface of elastic tissues
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