INTIMAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intimal mean? 

• INTIMAL (adjective)
  The adjective INTIMAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the intima

  Familiarity information: INTIMAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTIMAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the intima

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

intima (the innermost membrane of an organ (especially the inner lining of an artery or vein or lymphatic vessel))

Derivation:

intima (the innermost membrane of an organ (especially the inner lining of an artery or vein or lymphatic vessel))

 Context examples 

Ethanolamine oleate causes an acute, dose-related inflammatory reaction of the intimal endothelium of the vein.

(Ethanolamine Oleate, NCI Thesaurus)

Splitting or dissection of an arterial wall by blood entering through an intimal tear or by interstitial hemorrhage.

(Dissecting Aneurysm, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Atherosclerosis is the most common form of arteriosclerosis and involves lipid deposition and thickening of the intimal cell layers within arteries.

(Arteriosclerosis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)