intima

[ in-tuh-muh ]

/ ˈɪn tə mə /

noun, plural in·ti·mae [in-tuh-mee]. /ˈɪn təˌmi/. Anatomy.

the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.

Origin of intima

1870–75; <New Latin, noun use of feminine of Latin intimus,intumus inmost, equivalent to in-in-² + -timus superlative suffix; cf. optimal, ultimate

OTHER WORDS FROM intima

in·ti·mal, adjectivesub·in·ti·mal, adjective

Words nearby intima

In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes, inthral, inthrone, inti, intifada, intima, intimacy, intimate, intimate borrowing, intimation, Intimations of Immortality

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Example sentences from the Web for intima

The changes affected chiefly the intima, to less degree the media, and histologically were very much like human intimal disease.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
During the third and fourth decades there is also distinct connective tissue thickening in the intima.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
He remarks also that he observed hyaline degeneration of the intima of arteries in the spleen.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Spirochet pallid have been found in the degenerated media and in small gummata which were situated beneath the intima.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield

The intima hypertrophies, layer upon layer being added in an attempt to restore the strength of the vessel.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield

British Dictionary definitions for intima

intima

/ (ˈɪntɪmə) /

noun plural -mae (-ˌmiː)

anatomy zoology the innermost layer of an organ or part, esp of a blood vessel

Derived forms of intima

intimal, adjective

Word Origin for intima

C19: from Latin, feminine of intimus innermost; see intimate 1

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Medical definitions for intima

intima

[ ĭn′tə-mə ]

n. pl. in•ti•mas

The innermost coat of an organ.

Other words from intima

in′ti•mal adj.

单词	intima
释义	intima [ in-tuh-muh ] / ˈɪn tə mə / noun, plural in·ti·mae [in-tuh-mee]. /ˈɪn təˌmi/. Anatomy. the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic. Origin of intima 1870–75; <New Latin, noun use of feminine of Latin intimus,intumus inmost, equivalent to in-in-² + -timus superlative suffix; cf. optimal, ultimate OTHER WORDS FROM intima in·ti·mal, adjectivesub·in·ti·mal, adjective Words nearby intima In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes, inthral, inthrone, inti, intifada, intima, intimacy, intimate, intimate borrowing, intimation, Intimations of Immortality Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for intima The changes affected chiefly the intima, to less degree the media, and histologically were very much like human intimal disease. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:\|Louis Marshall Warfield During the third and fourth decades there is also distinct connective tissue thickening in the intima. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:\|Louis Marshall Warfield He remarks also that he observed hyaline degeneration of the intima of arteries in the spleen. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various Spirochet pallid have been found in the degenerated media and in small gummata which were situated beneath the intima. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:\|Louis Marshall Warfield The intima hypertrophies, layer upon layer being added in an attempt to restore the strength of the vessel. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:\|Louis Marshall Warfield British Dictionary definitions for intima intima / (ˈɪntɪmə) / noun plural -mae (-ˌmiː) anatomy zoology the innermost layer of an organ or part, esp of a blood vessel Derived forms of intima intimal, adjective Word Origin for intima C19: from Latin, feminine of intimus innermost; see intimate 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for intima intima [ ĭn′tə-mə ] n. pl. in•ti•mas The innermost coat of an organ. Other words from intima in′ti•mal adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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