intima
Artery's inner coat
The intima is the innermost layer of a blood vessel or lymphatic vessel, in direct contact with flowing blood or lymph.
It consists of a thin layer of endothelial cells and underlying connective tissue.
Medical contexts often reference the intima when discussing arterial disease: Plaque builds up in the intima of coronary arteries.
Plural: intimae.
Cells lining blood vessels
- tunicaEnclosing tissue layer
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
- capillarySmallest blood vessel
lumen · lamina · arterial · venous · elastic · smooth · muscle · cells
Arterial plaque accumulation disease
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- coronaryOf heart arteries
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- circulationMovement through a system
vascular · vasculature · blood · flow · hypertension · stenosis · occlusion · angioplasty
Fatty arterial lesion
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- lipidWater-insoluble organic compound
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
- lipoproteinFat-and-protein blood particle
monocyte · foam · fatty · fibrinogen · thickening · lesion · calcification · hyperplasia
endothelium
Cells lining blood vessels
capillary · lumen · lamina · arterial · venous · elastic · smooth · muscle · cells · collagen
atherosclerosis
Arterial plaque accumulation disease
circulation · vascular · vasculature · blood · flow · hypertension · stenosis · occlusion · angioplasty · thrombosis
atheroma
Fatty arterial lesion
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- lipidWater-insoluble organic compound
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
lipoprotein · monocyte · foam · fatty · fibrinogen · thickening · lesion · calcification · hyperplasia · damage
core
Central essential portion
kernel · center · crux · marrow · root · interior · inner · deepest · central · internal
- intimate settingsSmall, personal gathering spaces
- intimate relationshipsDeep personal connections
- emotional intimacyDeep personal connection
- intimate momentClose personal encounter
- intimate apparelUnderclothing, often decorative
- intimate relationsSexual or romantic closeness
intimate, intimacy, intimidate, intimation, intimately, intimating, unintimate