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intimal

intimal

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Relating to the inner layer of a blood vessel or organ
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪntɪməl/
  • Specialized
: intimal
  • The research team examined the intimal layer of the blood vessel to assess the extent of the damage.
  • intimal hyperplasia
  • intimal injury
  • intimal apposition

Examples

  • An intimal ulcer is a pink crater-like lesion on the white intimal surface (lower).

    Academic text (1994)
  • Following anastomosis, imatinib mesylate was administered for one, three, and seven days, and the regression of intimal hyperplasia was recorded.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In the present study, however, there was no evident relationship between intimal injury and the frequency of anginal attacks.

    Academic text (1994)
  • We suggest that intimal injury is related to coronary artery spasm in human beings.

    Academic text (1994)
  • PDGF is considered to be the initiating factor of intimal hyperplasia (14).

    Academic text (2012)
  • The potential inhibitory effects of this drug on intimal hyperplasia and SMC proliferation were investigated.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Angioscopy showed intimal injuries (haemorrhage, flap, thrombus, or ulcer) in 4 of the 10.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Healing of arterial anastomosis results in intimal hyperplasia in which myofibroblasts comprise the predominant cell type.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioscopy has been successfully used to investigate coronary intimal macromorphology.

    Academic text (1994)
  • We conclude that angioscopy in patients with variant angina supports the suggestion that intimal injury is related to the pathogenesis of coronary artery spasm.

    Academic text (1994)

Surface Forms

intimal positive

Morphology

intimal = intima (semi-transparent) = intima + al

The word is a regular adjective formed from the medical noun 'intima' plus '-al', but the base is specialized technical vocabulary.

Etymology

The word intimal comes from the Latin intimus, meaning 'inmost', and from intima, the name for the inner layer in anatomy. It is the same root as intimate, which means 'close' or 'inside', so intimal means 'relating to the innermost layer' of a blood vessel or organ.