"tunica intima" meaning in English

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          "text": "1990, Phyllis Fichtelman Nentwich, Intravenous Therapy, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, page 20,\nInjury to the tunica intima will result in roughened endothelial edges and possible adherence of platelets, which may form clots."
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          "text": "2004, William J. Krause, The Art of Examining and Interpreting Histologic Preparations, 2nd Edition, Universal Publishers, page 39,\nIn capillaries of larger caliber, three to four endothelial cells may encompass the lumen. The tunica intima consists of endothelium and a basement membrane; the tunica media is absent and the tunica adventitia is greatly reduced."
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