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epitheliomuscular

American  
[ep-uh-thee-lee-oh-muhs-kyuh-ler] / ˌɛp əˌθi li oʊˈmʌs kyə lər /

adjective

Zoology.

  1. of or relating to an epithelial cell of a coelenterate that contains contractile fibrils and acts as a muscle.

Etymology

Origin of epitheliomuscular

epitheli(um) + -o- + muscular

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