n, pl  -mae  or  -mas  :  the innermost coat of an organ (as a blood vessel) consisting usu. of an endothelial layer backed by connective tissue and elastic tissue - called also tunica intima  in*ti*mal adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  in·di·um 
 
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