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sinusoid +  
Small blood vessel similar to a capillary but with a fenestrated endothelium. Sinusoids are found in the liver, lymphoid tissue, endocrine organs, and hematopoietic organs such as the bone marrow and the spleen. Sinusoids found within terminal villi of the placenta are not comparable to these; they possess a continuous endothelium and complete basal lamina[WP].

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: sinusoidal blood vessel ;   sinusoidal blood vessel endothelium
Related Synonyms: endothelium of irregular blood filled space ;   sinusoidal capillary ;   sinusoidal endothelium
Xrefs: FMA:63131 ;   SCTID:340163004 ;   TAO:0005261 ;   Wikipedia:Sinusoid_(blood_vessel) ;   ZFA:0005261
relational_adjective: sinusoidal
Definition Sources: Wikipedia:Sinusoid_(blood_vessel)

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