transitive verb or intransitive verbWord forms: -ized, -izing
to form a covering of epithelial cells over, as a wound
Alsoesp Britepithelialise
Derived forms
epithelialization
noun
Word origin
[epithelial + -ize]-ize is a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have enteredEnglish through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English, -ize is added to adjectives and nouns to form transitive verbs with the general senses“to render, make” (actualize; fossilize; sterilize; Americanize), “to convert into, give a specified character or form to” (computerize; dramatize; itemize; motorize), “to subject to (as a process, sometimes named after its originator)” (hospitalize; terrorize; galvanize; oxidize; simonize; winterize). Also formed with -ize are a more heterogeneous group of verbs, usually intransitive, denoting a changeof state (crystallize), kinds or instances of behavior (apologize; moralize; tyrannize), or activities (economize; philosophize; theorize)
Examples of 'epithelialize' in a sentence
epithelialize
The sac was allowed to epithelialize completely over the course of two years.
Barkat Ali, Anil Shetty, Jason McKee 2015, 'A novel approach for the closure of challenging giant omphalocele', Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reportshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576615001207. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A biopsy forceps was used to de-epithelialize both ends of the fistulous tract to promote granulation tissue formation.
Miguel Sobrino-Faya, Fernando Macías-García, Raquel Souto-Rodríguez, Lucía Lesquereux-Martínez,Juan Enrique Domínguez-Muñoz 2011, 'Percutaneous endoscopic suturing is an alternative treatment for persistent gastrocutaneouspost-PEG fistula La sutura endoscópico-percutánea es una alternativa terapéutica enla fístula gastrocutánea persistente post-PEG', Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivashttp://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082011000600009. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)