— intimal , adj.
/in"teuh meuh/ , n. , pl. intimae /-mee'/ . Anat.
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, esp. that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
[ 1870-75; intimus, intumus inmost, equiv. to in- IN- 2 + -timus superl. suffix; cf. OPTIMAL, ULTIMATE ]