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| the inner layer of the skin, containing hair follicles, sweat glands, nerve endings, and blood vessels. |
| thin translucent layer of cells lying superficial to stratum granulosum, under the stratum corneum |
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epithelium (ˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -liums, -lia | |
| an animal tissue consisting of one or more layers of closely packed cells covering the external and internal surfaces of the body. The cells vary in structure according to their function, which may be protective, secretory, or absorptive | |
| [C18: New Latin, from | |
| epi'thelial | |
| —adj | |
| epithelium (ˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪəm) | |
| —n , pl -liums, -lia | |
| an animal tissue consisting of one or more layers of closely packed cells covering the external and internal surfaces of the body. The cells vary in structure according to their function, which may be protective, secretory, or absorptive | |
| [C18: New Latin, from | |
| epi'thelial | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
epithelium
Mod.L., from Gk. epi upon + thele teat, nipple (see fecund). Related: Epithelial.
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Medical Dictionary
epithelium ep·i·the·li·um (ěp'ə-thē'lē-əm)
n. pl. ep·i·the·li·ums or ep·i·the·li·a (-lē-ə)
Membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells separated by very little intercellular substance and forming the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs.
ep'i·the'li·al adj.
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Science Dictionary
epithelium  (ěp'ə-thē'lē-əm) Pronunciation Key
Plural epithelia The thin, membranous tissue that lines most of the internal and external surfaces of an animal's body. Epithelium is composed of one or more layers of densely packed cells. In vertebrates, it lines the outer layer of the skin (epidermis), the surface of most body cavities, and the lumen of fluid-filled organs, such as the gut or intestine. epithelial adjective |
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Example sentences
Nerve cells are modified epithelial cells, organs do not originate from these cells.
Behind the epithelial lining of the foramen the choroid plexuses of the lateral ventricles are joined across the middle line.
When a salamander loses a leg, specialized epithelial cells cover the wound, forming a multilayered structure.
She isolated potentially cancerous cells, known as epithelial cells.
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