Epithelium Definition

ĕpə-thēlē-əm
epitheliums
noun
epitheliums
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.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • epithelial tissue

Other Word Forms of Epithelium

Noun

Singular:
epithelium
Plural:
epithelia, epitheliums

Origin of Epithelium

  • Modern Latin epithēlium, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epi, “on, atop, epi-”) + θηλή (thēlē, “nipple”).

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin epithēlium epi– Greek thēlē nipple dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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