Definition of epithelium in English:
epithelium
nounPlural epithelia ˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪəmˌɛpəˈθiliəm
mass nounAnatomy 1The thin tissue forming the outer layer of a body's surface and lining the alimentary canal and other hollow structures.
Example sentencesExamples
- Breakdown of the corneal epithelium increases the risk of stromal surface infection.
- Each tonsil has an irregular number of ingrowths of the surface epithelium known as tonsillar crypts.
- The lining epithelium was often eroded, and the underlying stroma showed dense infiltration by inflammatory cells.
- A flattened layer of epithelium was seen lining the cyst in certain areas.
- Eighty-five percent of human ovarian tumors arise from the epithelium or surface layer of tissue that surrounds the ovaries.
- 1.1 The part of the epithelium derived from embryonic ectoderm and endoderm, as distinct from endothelium and mesothelium.
Origin
Mid 18th century: modern Latin, from epi- 'above' + Greek thēlē 'teat'.
Rhymes
berkelium, helium, nobelium, Sealyham
Definition of epithelium in US English:
epithelium
nounˌepəˈTHēlēəmˌɛpəˈθiliəm
Anatomy 1The thin tissue forming the outer layer of a body's surface and lining the alimentary canal and other hollow structures.
Example sentencesExamples
- Eighty-five percent of human ovarian tumors arise from the epithelium or surface layer of tissue that surrounds the ovaries.
- Each tonsil has an irregular number of ingrowths of the surface epithelium known as tonsillar crypts.
- The lining epithelium was often eroded, and the underlying stroma showed dense infiltration by inflammatory cells.
- Breakdown of the corneal epithelium increases the risk of stromal surface infection.
- A flattened layer of epithelium was seen lining the cyst in certain areas.
- 1.1 The part of the epithelium derived from embryonic ectoderm and endoderm, as distinct from endothelium and mesothelium.
Origin
Mid 18th century: modern Latin, from epi- ‘above’ + Greek thēlē ‘teat’.