epithelium
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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 | |
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epithelium
Mod.L., from Gk. epi upon + thele teat, nipple (see fecund). Related: Epithelial.
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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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| 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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epithelium
in anatomy, layer of cells closely bound to one another to form continuous sheets covering surfaces that may come into contact with foreign substances. Epithelium occurs in both plants and animals
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Example sentences
The vestibular membrane is thin and homogeneous, and is covered on its upper and under surfaces by a layer of epithelium.
It is lined by stratified squamous epithelium, which becomes transitional near the bladder.
Cervical cancer develops in the thin layer of cells called the epithelium, which cover the cervix.
And areas surrounding the stroma produce growth factors that may stimulate the epithelium to turn cancerous, she adds.
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