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interepithelial

interepithelial adjective: between epithelial cells.

Adjective

interepithelial (not comparable)

  1. Between epithelial cells.
    • Therefore, the monolayer could be used to demonstrate the effects of cyclic stretching on interepithelial gap formation.2015 May 20, Changping Gu et al., “Protective role of p120-catenin in maintaining the integrity of adherens and tight junctions in ventilator-induced lung injury”, in Respiratory Research, volume 16...

Origin of interepithelial

From inter- + epithelial.

Questions about interepithelial

What does interepithelial mean?
Interepithelial means between epithelial cells.
What part of speech is interepithelial?
Interepithelial is an adjective.

Words near interepithelial in the dictionary

  1. interenterprise
  2. interentry
  3. interepidemic
  4. interepimeral
  5. interepiphyseal
  6. interepithelial
  7. interepizootic
  8. interequinoctial
  9. intereruptive
  10. interess
  11. interessed

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