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en·do·the·li·um
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷lēəm\ noun
(plural endothe·lia \-ēə\)
Etymology: New Latin, from end- + -thelium (as in epithelium)
1. : an epithelium of mesoblastic origin composed of a single layer of thin flattened cells that lines internal body cavities (as the serous cavities or the interior of the heart)
2. : the inner layer of the seed coat of certain plants whose cells upon disorganization of the nucellus elongate radically and form a nutritive layer around the embryo sac
• en·do·the·loid \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˌlȯid\ adjective |