epithelium
/ˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪəm
/noun (plural epithelia /ˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪə/) [mass noun] Anatomy
1The thin tissue forming the outer layer of a body’s surface and lining the alimentary canal and other hollow structures.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.
1.1The 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
- come running
- COMESA
- come short
- come shot
- comess
- comestible
- comet
- cometary
- come the raw prawn
- come the ——
- come through
- come to
- come to a bad end
- come to a head
- come to a sticky end
- come to blows
- come to grief
- come to naught
- come to no harm
- come to nothing
- come to (or meet) a sticky end
- come to pass
- come to rest
- come to someone's assistance
- come to someone's knowledge