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Noun: adventitia  ,ad-vun'ti-sh(ee-)u or ,ad,ven'ti-sh(ee-)u
  1. An enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
    - tunic, tunica

Derived forms: adventitias

Type of: membrane, tissue layer

Encyclopedia: Adventitia