noun
- plural form of intima, the innermost layer of an artery or vein
Usage: medical; anatomy
Examples
- The pathologist examined the intimae of the coronary arteries.
- Damage to the intimae can lead to atherosclerosis.
- The intimae were thickened in the patient’s blood vessels.
- Researchers studied the cellular structure of the intimae.
- Inflammation affected the intimae of multiple arteries.