ep·i·the·li·al·ize  (ěp'ə-thē'lē-ə-līz')  v. ep·i·the·li·al·ized or ep·i·the·lized, ep·i·the·li·al·iz·ing or ep·i·the·liz·ing, ep·i·the·li·al·iz·es or ep·i·the·liz·es v. tr. To cover (a wound, for example) with epithelial tissue. v. intr. To become covered with epithelial tissue. ep'i·the'li·al·i·za'tion (-ə-lĭ-zā'shən) n. |
| ep·i·the·lize (ěp'ə-thē'līz) v. Variant of epithelialize. ep'i·the'li·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n. |