adventitia
adventitia · adventitias
The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organThe outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ.
an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From the Latin adventitius (“extraneous”).From the Latin adventitius (“extraneous”).
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Forms
plural: adventitias| Singular | adventitia |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsDerivedadventicectomy
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable