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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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The arteries were most susceptible, with bruising of the intima and adventitia and separation of the media from the vessel walls.
With still greater increases in caliber, a distinct intima, media, and adventitia become recognizable.
These neuroendocrine tumors arise from the adventitia of the jugular bulb or the neural plexus within the middle ear space.
The adventitia is rich in collagen bundles, and contains some cells that may be fibroblasts or macrophages.
The diameter of the mass narrowed as it approached the adventitia, which was perforated, and the tumor was present at the deep margin.
The perimeters of the airway lumen and of the adventitia subtended two areas.

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