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An enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
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adventitia
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Adventitia is the outermost connective tissue covering of an organ , vessel , or other structure. It is also called the tunica adventitia or the tunica externa. For example, the connective tissue that surrounds an artery is called the tunica externa because ...
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n. an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue [syn: tunic , tunica ]
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adventitia \adventitia\ n. 1. the membranous outer covering of an organ or blood vessel.
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n. (context anatomy histology English) The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ.