endothelium
noun
a type of epithelium composed of a single layer of smooth, thin cells that lines the heart, blood vessels, lymphatics, and serous cavities.
subendothelial
-
a word derived from
endothelium.
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Histologically the disease is a connective tissue formation beginning first as a round-cell infiltration in the subendothelial layer of the intima.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne
