ADVENTITIA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue

Synonyms:

adventitia; tunic; tunica

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("adventitia" is a kind of...):

membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adventitia"):

albuginea (whitish tunic)

Derivation:

adventitial (of or pertaining to the adventitia)