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Endothelium vs Endotheloid - What's the difference?

endothelium | endotheloid |

In anatomy terms the difference between endothelium and endotheloid

is that endothelium is a thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels while endotheloid is like endothelium.

As a noun endothelium

is a thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines the heart, serous cavities, lymph vessels, and blood vessels.

As an adjective endotheloid is

like endothelium.

endothelium

English

(wikipedia endothelium)

Noun

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

    • Related terms

    * endothelioma * epithelium

    Derived terms

    * endothelial * endothelially * myoendothelium * transendothelial * vasoendothelial

    endotheloid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (anatomy) Like endothelium.
    • endotheloid cells
    (Webster 1913)