tunica

[ too-ni-kuh, tyoo- ]
/ ˈtu nɪ kə, ˈtyu- /

noun, plural tu·ni·cae [too-ni-see, tyoo-] /ˈtu nɪˌsi, ˈtyu-/. Anatomy, Zoology, Botany.

a tunic.

Origin of tunica

< New Latin, special use of Latin tunica tunic

Words nearby tunica

tungus, tungusic, tunguska, tunguz, tunic, tunica, tunica adventitia, tunica albuginea, tunica conjunctiva, tunica externa, tunica fibrosa

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British Dictionary definitions for tunica

tunica
/ (ˈtjuːnɪkə) /

noun

anatomy tissue forming a layer or covering of an organ or part, such as any of the tissue layers of a blood vessel wall
botany the outer layer or layers of cells of the meristem at a shoot tip, which produces the epidermis and cells beneath it Compare corpus (def. 4)

Word Origin for tunica

C17: from Latin tunica tunic

Medical definitions for tunica

tunica
[ tōō′nĭ-kə ]

n. pl. tu•ni•cae (-kē′, -sē′)

An enclosing or enveloping membrane or layer of tissues, as of a blood vessel or other tubular structure.