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Tunica

Etymology:

L. tunica: "layer, garment, covering"

Definition:

In arteries and veins, the inner wall is the tunica intima, the outer wall is the tunica adventitia, and they are separated by the tunica media. More generally, the tunica adventitia or simply the "adventitia" is the outermost connective tissue covering round any internal organ

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