epithelium
See also: épithélium
English
Etymology
From New Latin epithēlium, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on, atop, epi-”) + θηλή (thēlḗ, “nipple”) + -ium (“aggregation”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪəm/
Noun
epithelium (plural epitheliums or epithelia)
- (anatomy) A membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lining of vessels and other small cavities, and externally being the skin.
- Synonym: epithelial tissue
- 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 25:
- the passenger's roving eyes paused for a moment as he listened inwardly to a nether itch, which he supposed to be (correctly, thank Log) only a minor irritation of the epithelium.
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Translations
membranous tissue
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