epithelium
[ep-uh-thee-lee-uh m]
- any animal tissue that covers a surface, or lines a cavity or the like, and that, in addition, performs any of various secretory, transporting, or regulatory functions.
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Origin of epithelium
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Epithelium: the layer of cells which covers a surface or lines a cavity.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
Disease is just as liable to begin its work in the fascia and epithelium as any other place.
Philosophy of OsteopathyAndrew T. Still
In stripping the head from the cornea some of the epithelium may be torn off with it.
In this condition the thickness of the epithelium is about 0.025 mm.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1Francis Maitland Balfour
The thickness of the epithelium at this stage is about 0.04 mm.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1Francis Maitland Balfour
epithelium
- 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
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Word Origin
C18: New Latin, from epi- + Greek thēlē nipple
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epithelium
(ĕp′ə-thē′lē-əm)- 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.
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epithelium
[ĕp′ə-thē′lē-əm]
- 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.
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