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epithelialize

epithelialize verb: to cover a wound (or become covered) with epithelial tissue.

Verb

epithelialize (third-person singular simple present epithelializes, present participle epithelializing, simple past and past participle epithelialized)

  1. To cover a wound (or become covered) with epithelial tissue.

Forms of epithelialize

third-person singular presentepithelializes
present participleepithelializing
past participleepithelialized
pastepithelialized
alternative formepithelialise
alternative formepithelize

Origin of epithelialize

From epithelial + -ize. By surface analysis, epi- + thel- + -i- + -al + -ize.

Words formed from epithelialize

Questions about epithelialize

What does epithelialize mean?
Epithelialize means to cover a wound (or become covered) with epithelial tissue.
What part of speech is epithelialize?
Epithelialize is a verb.
What is the past tense of epithelialize?
The past tense of epithelialize is epithelialized.

Words near epithelialize in the dictionary

  1. epithelialisation
  2. epithelialise
  3. epithelialised
  4. epithelialization
  5. epithelializations
  6. epithelialize
  7. epithelialized
  8. epithelializes
  9. epithelializing
  10. epithelially
  11. epithelialmyoepithelial

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