intima

n. Anatomy, pl., -mae (-mē'), or -mas.
The innermost membrane of an organ or part, especially the inner lining of a lymphatic vessel, an artery, or a vein.

[Latin, from feminine of intimus, innermost.]

intimal in'ti·mal adj.

(ĭn'tə-mə)
n., pl. -mas or in·ti·mae (-mē').

The innermost coat of an organ.

in'ti·mal adj.

Pertaining to or emanating from vascular intima.

• i. bodies — irregular mineralized masses covered by endothelium and protruding into the lumen of small arteries and arterioles of horses, especially in the intestinal submucosa.
• i. tracks — aggregations of cellular debris, fibrin and inflammatory cells, especially eosinophils, in the form of tortuous tracks in the intima of arteries in horses; caused by migrating larvae of Strongylus vulgaris.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the innermost membrane of an organ (especially the inner lining of an artery or vein or lymphatic vessel)

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