adventitia

English

Etymology

From the Latin adventitius (“extraneous”).

Noun

adventitia (countable and uncountable, plural adventitias)

1. (anatomy, histology) The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ.

Derived terms

• adventicectomy
• adventitial

Related terms

• adventitia bona
• adventitious
• tunica adventitia

Translations

layer encasing a visceral organ

• Portuguese: adventícia (pt) f

Latin

Adjective

adventītia

1. inflection of adventītius:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

adventītiā

1. ablative feminine singular of adventītius