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epitheliums
Variant of epithelium
noun pl. epitheliums or epithelia
cellular tissue covering external body surfaces, as the epidermis, or lining internal surfaces, as hollow organs, vessels, etc.: it consists of one or more layers of cells with little intercellular material
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