Endothélium – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
endothelium
n.
layer of cells that lines the serous cavities the heart and the lymph/blood vessels (Biology)
Endothelium
Endothelium is a type of
epithelium that lines the interior surface of
blood vessels and
lymphatic vessels, forming an interface between circulating
blood or
lymph in the
lumen and the rest of the vessel wall. It is a thin layer of simple
squamous cells called
endothelial cells. Endothelial cells in direct contact with blood are called vascular endothelial cells, whereas those in direct contact with lymph are known as lymphatic endothelial cells.
endothelium
Noun
1. an epithelium of mesoblastic origin; a thin layer of flattened cells that lines the inside of some body cavities
(hypernym) epithelium, epithelial tissue
Endothelium (das)
n.
endothelium, layer of cells that lines the serous cavities the heart and the lymph/blood vessels (Biology)
endothélium
nm.
endothelio, layer of cells that lines the serous cavities the heart and the lymph/blood vessels (Biology)
