intima vs tissue layer

intima and tissue layer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intima	Yes	No	No	No
tissue layer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tissue layer is a hypernym of intima; that is, tissue layer is a word with a broader meaning than intima:

intima: the innermost membrane of an organ (especially the inner lining of an artery or vein or lymphatic vessel)
tissue layer: a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants

Other hypernyms of intima include membrane.

intima (noun)	tissue layer (noun)
the innermost membrane of an organ (especially the inner lining of an artery or vein or lymphatic vessel)	a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants