epitheliomuscular

[ ep-uh-thee-lee-oh-muhs-kyuh-ler ]

/ ˌɛp əˌθi li oʊˈmʌs kyə lər /

adjective Zoology.

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

Nearby words

epitheliolytic, epithelioma, epithelioma adenoides cysticum, epithelioma cuniculatum, epitheliomatous, epitheliomuscular, epithelium, epithelization, epithet, epitome, epitomist

Origin of epitheliomuscular

epitheli(um) + -o- + muscular

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