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March 22, 2026
| Id | http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D017540
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| Preferred Name | Tunica Media |
| Definitions |
The middle layer of blood vessel walls, composed principally of thin, cylindrical, smooth muscle cells and elastic tissue. It accounts for the bulk of the wall of most arteries. The smooth muscle cells are arranged in circular layers around the vessel, and the thickness of the coat varies with the size of the vessel.
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| Synonyms |
Venous Medias
Media, Vascular
Media, Venous
Medias, Vascular
Medias, Arterial
Arterial Media
Venous Media
Medias, Venous
Vascular Medias
Arterial Medias
Media, Arterial
Vascular Media
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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| definition | The middle layer of blood vessel walls, composed principally of thin, cylindrical, smooth muscle cells and elastic tissue. It accounts for the bulk of the wall of most arteries. The smooth muscle cells are arranged in circular layers around the vessel, and the thickness of the coat varies with the size of the vessel. |
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| altLabel |
Venous Medias
Media, Vascular
Media, Venous
Medias, Vascular
Medias, Arterial
Arterial Media
Venous Media
Medias, Venous
Vascular Medias
Arterial Medias
Media, Arterial
Vascular Media
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| prefLabel | Tunica Media
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| Machine permutation | 93
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| HN | 93
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| type | |
| tui | T024
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| TERMUI |
T052620
T052622
T052621
T052623
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| TH | NLM (1993)
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| MMR | 20180630
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| notation | D017540
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| Inverse of RO | |
| Semantic type UMLS property | |
| Inverse of AQ |
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| DX | 19930101
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| cui |
C0162867
C0162865
C0162866
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| DC | 1
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| MN | A07.015.733
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| AN | /pathol is more likely than "diseases of the tunica media"; coordinate IM with specific blood vessel (IM)
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| AQL | AB AH CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU TR UL VI
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| MDA | 19990101
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