epithelium
/ˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪəm/
epithelium noun: 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.
Noun
epithelium (countable and uncountable, plural epitheliums or epithelia)
- 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
- The sap of this species was able to cause loss of corneal epithelium 16 h after direct exposure to the sap in a 60-year-old male.2014 May 30, Victor Kuete, Toxicological Survey of African Medicinal Plants, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 505
- Synonyms:
- epithelial tissue
epithelium meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Arabic and Malay
epithelium in Tamil
- எப்பித்தீலியம், புறச்சவ்வு, தோலிழமம், புறச்சீதப்படலம், புறத்தோலியம், மேலனி
epithelium in Urdu
- membranous tissue
- ظہارہ
epithelium in Arabic
- membranous tissue
- نَسِيج طِلَائِيّ nasīj ṭilāʔiyy
epithelium in Malay
- membranous tissue
- epitelium
More languagesFewer languages
- epithelium in Indonesian
- jaringan epitel
- epithelium in Persian
- بافت پوششی
- epithelium in Thai
- เนื้อเยื่อบุผิว néua yêua bù pĭw
- epithelium in Vietnamese
- biểu mô
Examples of epithelium in a sentence
- Vasopressin could be an autocrine hormone in the olfactory epithelium.
- These organs were co-patterned from common epithelium.
- Histopathology examination—a nest of nonkeratinising stratified squamous epithelium; no keroid layer; basally connective tissue.
Synonyms of epithelium
Forms of epithelium
| plural | epitheliums |
|---|---|
| plural | epithelia |
Origin of epithelium
From New Latin epithēlium. By surface analysis, epi- + thel- + -ium.
Words formed from epithelium
- epithelial
- epithelioid
- epitheliome
- gastroepithelium
- iris pigmented epithelium
- lymphoepithelium
- mesenchymal epithelium
- myoepithelium
- neoepithelium
- neuroepithelium
- pavement epithelium
- simple squamous epithelium
- stratified columnar epithelium
- subepithelium
- tessellated epithelium
- -thelium
- transitional epithelium
- trichoepithelioma
- uroepithelium
- vaginal epithelium
Words that rhyme with epithelium
- berkelium
- helium
- antihelium
- aphelium
- dihelium
- endothelium
- exothelium
- hydridohelium
- hyperhelium
- hypotrachelium
- mesothelium
- mycelium
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Questions about epithelium
- What does epithelium mean?
- Epithelium means 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.
- What is epithelium in Tamil?
- Epithelium in Tamil is எப்பித்தீலியம், புறச்சவ்வு, தோலிழமம். See Epithelium meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is epithelium?
- Epithelium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce epithelium?
- Epithelium is pronounced /ˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪəm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of epithelium?
- The plural of epithelium is epitheliums.
Words near epithelium in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: epithelium (page history and authors); epithelium (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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