"epithelium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪəm/ [UK] Forms: epitheliums [plural], epithelia [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin epithēlium, from epi- (“on, atop”) + Ancient Greek θηλή (thēlḗ, “nipple”) + -ium (“aggregation”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|epithēlium}} New Latin epithēlium, {{af|en|epi-|θηλή|-ium|lang2=grc|t1=on, atop|t2=nipple|t3=aggregation}} epi- (“on, atop”) + Ancient Greek θηλή (thēlḗ, “nipple”) + -ium (“aggregation”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|epithelia}} epithelium (plural epitheliums or epithelia)
  1. (anatomy) A membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lining of vessels and other small cavities, and externally being the skin. Wikipedia link: epithelium Categories (topical): Anatomy, Animal tissues Synonyms: epithelial tissue Hyponyms: endothelium, urothelium Derived forms: epithelial, iris pigmented epithelium, neoepithelium, pavement epithelium, stratified columnar epithelium, transitional epithelium Related terms: endothelium, epidermis Translations (membranous tissue): epiteelweefsel (Afrikaans), نَسِيج طِلَائِيّ (nasīj ṭilāʔiyy) (Arabic), epitelio (Basque), епителна тъкан (epitelna tǎkan) [feminine] (Bulgarian), epiteli [masculine] (Catalan), 上皮 (shàngpí) (Chinese Mandarin), výstelka [feminine] (Czech), epitel [masculine] (Czech), epitelová tkáň (Czech), epitel (Danish), epitheel (Dutch), epitelio (Esperanto), epiteelikudos (Finnish), épithélium [masculine] (French), Epithel [neuter] (German), επιθήλιο (epithílio) [neuter] (Greek), אפיתל (Hebrew), hám (Hungarian), epitelio (Ido), jaringan epitel (Indonesian), epitelio [masculine] (Italian), tessuto epiteliale (Italian), 上皮組織 (jōhi sosiki) (Japanese), 上皮 (jōhi) (alt: じょうひ) (Japanese), 上皮細胞 (jōhi saibō) (Japanese), эпителий (épitelii) (Kazakh), epithelium [neuter] (Latin), textus epithelialis [masculine] (Latin), epithel (Low German), epitelium (Malay), rûkeşeşane [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), şaneya rûkeş [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), epitel (Norwegian), بافت پوششی (Persian), tkanka nabłonkowa (Polish), tkanka graniczna (Polish), nabłonek (Polish), epitélio (Portuguese), țesut epitelial [neuter] (Romanian), эпите́лий (epitélij) [masculine] (Russian), епително тки̑во [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), epitelsko tkȋvo [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), epitel (Slovak), krovno tkivo (Slovene), epitelio [masculine] (Spanish), epitel (Swedish), เนื้อเยื่อบุผิว (néua yêua bù pĭw) (Thai), epitel (Turkish), епітелій (epitelij) [neuter] (Ukrainian), ظہارہ (Urdu), biểu mô (Vietnamese)
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          "ref": "1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 25",
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      "word": "epitelová tkáň"
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      "word": "epitel"
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      "word": "epitelio"
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      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "membranous tissue",
      "word": "epitel"
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      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "membranous tissue",
      "word": "بافت پوششی"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "membranous tissue",
      "word": "tkanka nabłonkowa"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "membranous tissue",
      "word": "tkanka graniczna"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "membranous tissue",
      "word": "nabłonek"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "membranous tissue",
      "word": "epitélio"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "membranous tissue",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "epitélij",
      "sense": "membranous tissue",
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      "word": "эпите́лий"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "membranous tissue",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "епително тки̑во"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "membranous tissue",
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "membranous tissue",
      "word": "epitel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "membranous tissue",
      "word": "krovno tkivo"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "membranous tissue",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "epitelio"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "membranous tissue",
      "word": "epitel"
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    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "néua yêua bù pĭw",
      "sense": "membranous tissue",
      "word": "เนื้อเยื่อบุผิว"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "membranous tissue",
      "word": "epitel"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "epitelij",
      "sense": "membranous tissue",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "епітелій"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "sense": "membranous tissue",
      "word": "ظہارہ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "membranous tissue",
      "word": "biểu mô"
    }
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  "word": "epithelium"
}

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