tunica

American  

[too-ni-kuh, tyoo-] / ˈtu nɪ kə, ˈtju- /

noun

Anatomy, Zoology, Botany.

• tunicae
  plural

1. a tunic.

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tunica British  

/ ˈtjuːnɪkə /

noun

1. anatomy tissue forming a layer or covering of an organ or part, such as any of the tissue layers of a blood vessel wall

2. 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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• tunicae
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of tunica

< New Latin, special use of Latin tunica tunic

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Example Sentences

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tunica tunicae

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

The tunica externa protects the vessel from wear and tear and provides support for the vessel.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The smooth muscle layers of the tunica media are supported by a framework of collagenous fibers that also binds the tunica media to the inner and outer tunics.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

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

The tunica sclerotica, viewed through the conjunctiva, forms what is called the white of the eye.

From Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease by Thomas Garnett

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 George Gillespie

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