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epithelialize

American  
[ep-uh-thee-lee-uh-lahyz] / ˌɛp əˈθi li əˌlaɪz /
especially British, epithelialise

verb (used with or without object)

epithelialized, epithelializing

  1. to form a covering of epithelial cells over, as a wound.

Other Word Forms

  • epithelialization noun

Etymology

Origin of epithelialize

epithelial ( def. ) + -ize

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