Tissue
vascular endothelium
vas·cu·lar en·do·the·li·um [ vas-kyuh-ler en-doh-thee-lee-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Tunica Intima; Endothelium
Definitions related to endothelium, vascular:
  • (vascular endothelium) Single pavement layer of cells which line the luminal surface of the cardiovascular system and regulate the transport of macromolecules and blood components from interstitium to lumen.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (vascular endothelium) The layer of simple squamous epithelial tissue that lines the luminal surface of the entire circulatory system.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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