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Epithelium

noun
(pl. E. epitheliums, L. epithelia)
1.
Membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body.  Synonym: epithelial tissue.



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neuroepithelium


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"Epithelium" Quotes from Famous Books



... turbellaria we find for the first time a true body-wall distinct from underlying organs. The outer layer of this is a ciliated epithelium or layer of cells. Under this an elastic membrane may occur. Then come true body muscles, running transversely, longitudinally and dorso-ventrally. Between the external transverse and the internal longitudinal layers we often find ...
— The Whence and the Whither of Man • John Mason Tyler


Words linked to "Epithelium" :   epithelial tissue, mesothelium, endothelium, decidua, epithelial cell, animal tissue, neuroepithelium, epithelial


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