adventitia
English edit
Etymology edit
From the Latin adventitius (“extraneous”).
Noun edit
adventitia (countable and uncountable, plural adventitias)
- (anatomy, histology) The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ.
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Translations edit
layer encasing a visceral organ
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Latin edit
Adjective edit
adventītia
- inflection of adventītius:
Adjective edit
adventītiā