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Serosa vs Intima - What's the difference?

serosa | intima |

As nouns the difference between serosa and intima

is that serosa is a membrane which lines an internal cavity to protect the contents and which secretes serum while intima is the innermost part of an anatomical structure, particularly a tubular one: the intima of a blood vessel.

serosa

English

Noun

(serosae)
  • A membrane which lines an internal cavity to protect the contents and which secretes serum.
  • * {{quote-book, 1955, title=Bulletin de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé, author=
  • , passage=Like the serous membranes of dehydrated cholera victims in general, the serosae of the small intestines in particular are often covered by a sticky and slimy coat,}}
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  • Synonyms

    * (membrane) serous membrane

    Derived terms

    * (membrane) serosal, subserosa

    See also

    * (membrane) mucosa, amnion, adventitia

    intima

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (anatomy) The innermost part of an anatomical structure, particularly a tubular one: the intima of a blood vessel.
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