epithelialadj.
/ɛpɪˈθiːlɪəl/ Of or pertaining to the epithelium; of the nature of epithelium:
a. in animals.
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1845 R. B. Todd & W. Bowman Physiol. Anat. I. 90 A pavement of nucleated epithelial particles.
1859 W. B. Carpenter Animal Physiol. (rev. ed.) i. 42 The Epithelial layer of the Mucous membranes.
1872 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 6) ii. 36 An internal membranous and epithelial lining, called the endocardium.
b. in plants.
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1862 H. Macmillan in Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 464 Numerous epithelial scales may be observed.
1884 F. O. Bower & D. H. Scott tr. H. A. de Bary Compar. Anat. Phanerogams & Ferns 447 A special layer, often consisting of numerous small epithelial cells.
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