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‖ ˈintima Biol. [Short for L. tunica intima = inmost coating.] The inmost coating or membrane of a part or organ, esp. of a vein or artery.
1873T. H. Green Introd. Pathol. (ed. 2) 333 Under the microscope, the cells of the intima and of the middle and external coats are found to be considerably increased in number. 1876tr. Wagner's Gen. Pathol. 192 The intima appears slightly clouded, as if covered with a fine dust. |