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neointima

noun neo·in·ti·ma \-ˈint-ə-mə\

Medical Definition of NEOINTIMA

:  a new or thickened layer of arterial intima formed especially on a prosthesis or in atherosclerosis by migration and proliferation of cells from the media
neo·in·ti·mal \-məl\ adjective

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