endothelium

[ en-doh-thee-lee-uh m ]

/ ˌɛn doʊˈθi li əm /

a type of epithelium composed of a single layer of smooth, thin cells that lines the heart, blood vessels, lymphatics, and serous cavities.

Origin of endothelium

1870–75; endo- + New Latin -thelium; cf. epithelium

en·do·the·li·al, adjective sub·en·do·the·li·al, adjective

The iris becomes attached to the pectinate ligament and to the endothelium of Descemet's membrane.

Glaucoma |Various
Changes were found in the endothelium of the blood vessels, the axis cylinders of nerves, and the muscles.

Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
In phlebitis the latter are found in the endothelium and in the sheaths of the veins.

A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I |Various
Nor can it be stated positively that the endothelium has not been injured by a secondary toxic or bacterial factor.

Scurvy Past and Present |Alfred Fabian Hess

The endothelium over these plates often disappears, leaving them exposed to the blood-stream.

Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

endothelium

/ (ˌɛndəʊˈθiːlɪəm) /

a tissue consisting of a single layer of cells that lines the blood and lymph vessels, heart, and some other cavities

endothelial, adjective endothelioid, adjective

C19: New Latin, from endo- + -thelium, from Greek thēlē nipple

endothelium

[ ĕn′dō-thē′lē-əm ]

A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.

en′do•the′li•al adj.

endothelium

[ ĕn′dō-thē′lē-əm ]

A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the lymph vessels, blood vessels, and the inner cavities of the heart. Compare mesothelium.