different between epithelium vs epitheliod
epithelium
English
Etymology
From New Latin epith?lium, from Ancient Greek ??? (epí, “on, atop, epi-”) + ???? (th?l?, “nipple”) + -ium (“aggregation”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??p???i?l??m/
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.
- 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin 2011, p. 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.
- Synonym: epithelial tissue
- 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin 2011, p. 25:
Derived terms
- epithelial
- neoepithelium
Translations
See also
- endothelium
- epidermis
epithelium From the web:
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epitheliod
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??p???ili.?d/
Adjective
epitheliod (not comparable)
- Resembling epithelium.
Anagrams
- epitheloid
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