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epithelia

epithelia is the plural of epithelium.

Meaning of epithelium

Noun

epithelium (countable and uncountable, plural epitheliums or epithelia)

  1. 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.
    • 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.1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 25

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Questions about epithelia

What is epithelia the plural of?
Epithelia is the plural of epithelium.

Words near epithelia in the dictionary

  1. epithecae
  2. epithecal
  3. epithecia
  4. epithecial
  5. epithecium
  6. epithelia
  7. epithelial
  8. epithelial bodies
  9. epithelial body
  10. epithelial cell
  11. epithelial cells

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