endothelium

IPA: ɛndoʊθˈiɫiʌm

(anatomy) A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.

Examples of "endothelium" in Sentences

Underneath the endothelium is the wavy elastic lamina.
The endothelium is the single layer of cells that lines all the arteries in the body.
The endothelium is the thin layer of cells that line the interior surface of blood vessels.
A single layer of cells called the endothelium lines the walls of every blood vessel in the body.
This inner lining called the endothelium is only a single cell thick yet it controls the activity of the entire artery.
The lining of the wall, called the endothelium, can sustain just so much injury from elevation of blood pressure and stresses on the arterial wall.
This finding, according to an editorial accompanying the study, suggests a possible mechanism linking migraine headaches and cardiovascular events: the functioning of the inner layer of blood vessels, known as the endothelium, might be compromised in vessels both inside and outside the brains of migraine sufferers.