tunica
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noun
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anatomy tissue forming a layer or covering of an organ or part, such as any of the tissue layers of a blood vessel wall
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botany the outer layer or layers of cells of the meristem at a shoot tip, which produces the epidermis and cells beneath it Compare corpus
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Origin of tunica
< New Latin, special use of Latin tunica tunic
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These mimic the layered structure of the native vascular wall, which, from inside out, is composed of the tunica intima, tunica media and tunica adventitia tissues.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 13, 2024
This is normally the thickest tunic in veins and may be thicker than the tunica media in some larger arteries.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Specifically in arteries, vasoconstriction decreases blood flow as the smooth muscle in the walls of the tunica media contracts, making the lumen narrower and increasing blood pressure.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The tunica media consists of layers of smooth muscle supported by connective tissue that is primarily made up of elastic fibers, most of which are arranged in circular sheets.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Its outer surface has a shaggy appearance, caused by the tunica fusca, which unites the two coats.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
When the apostle Jude510 would have us to hate garments spotted with the flesh, his meaning is, detestandam essevel superficiem ipsam mali sive peccati, quam tunicae appellatione subinnuere videtur, as our own.
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George
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