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n. - The innermost membrane of an organ (especially the inner lining of an artery or vein or lymphatic vessel).

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  • Atherosclerosis is fat build-up in the arteries and in the early stages it can be found inside the lining of the arteries, known as intima media thickness (IMT).
  • Vi bereder plats för Barbro Andersson på vår lilla intima scen:
  • Endotrachea: the inner surface or lining of the trachea: see intima.
  • His touch had never seemed more intima Colour flamed in Lexie's cheeks.
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