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epithelial
/ɛpɪˈθɛljəl/
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What does epithelial mean?
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the epithelium.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɛpɪˈθɛljəl/
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It follows, therefore, that the hair follicles, really depressions or cul-de-sacs of the skin itself, are lined by epithelial cells and connective tissue.
Warren pictures a case of noli-me-tangere, a destructive type of epithelial carcinoma.
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The fetal and maternal placentas are made up of vascular villi and depressions that are separated only by the thin walls of capillaries, and a layer of epithelial cells.
The third or reparative stage, as its name indicates, is one of repair, in which by constructive changes the epithelial lining which was thrown off is replaced by new, which is formed in from three to four days.