HyperDic: epithelial_tissue

English > 1 sense of the expression epithelial tissue:
NOUNbodyepithelial tissue, epitheliummembranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body
English > epithelial tissue: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaningmembranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body.
Synonymepithelium
Partsepithelial cellOne of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium
NarrowerdeciduaThe epithelial tissue of the endometrium
endotheliumAn epithelium of mesoblastic origin
mesotheliumepithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm
neuroepitheliumepithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings
Broaderanimal tissueThe tissue in the bodies of animals
Spanishepitelio
Catalanepiteli

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