The middle layer of an artery or vein. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunica_media ]
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Term information
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cross reference
- FMA:55590
- Wikipedia:Tunica_media
- EMAPA:36298
- BTO:0002011
- SCTID:61695000
- UMLS:C0162867 (ncithesaurus:Tunica_Media)
- MA:0002855
- MESH:D017540
- NCIT:C33821
- GAID:170
Subsets
uberon_slim
latin term
tunica media vasorum
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0002011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunica_media
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Term relations
Subclass of:
- blood vessel layer
- cellular anatomical structure
- surrounded by some tunica adventitia of blood vessel
- has part some blood vessel smooth muscle
- has part some elastic tissue
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