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What is adventitia?

What is adventitia? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ.
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These are superficial lacerations of the intima that do not involve the media or adventitia.
The pathology findings consist of a cyst of gelatinous contents between the media and adventitia causing luminal compression.
With still greater increases in caliber, a distinct intima, media, and adventitia become recognizable.
The adventitia is rich in collagen bundles, and contains some cells that may be fibroblasts or macrophages.
The submucosa, muscularis propria and adventitia of the esophagus were normal.
The arteries were most susceptible, with bruising of the intima and adventitia and separation of the media from the vessel walls.

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