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Definition of Epithelium

1. Noun. Membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body.

Definition of Epithelium

1. n. The superficial layer of cells lining the alimentary canal and all its appendages, all glands and their ducts, blood vessels and lymphatics, serous cavities, etc. It often includes the epidermis (i. e., keratin-producing epithelial cells), and it is sometimes restricted to the alimentary canal, the glands and their appendages, -- the term endothelium being applied to the lining membrane of the blood vessels, lymphatics, and serous cavities.

Definition of Epithelium

1. Noun. (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. ¹

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Definition of Epithelium

1. [n -LIA or -LIUMS]

Medical Definition of Epithelium

1. The covering of internal and external surfaces of the body, including the lining of vessels and other small cavities. It consists of cells joined by small amounts of cementing substances. Epithelium is classified into types on the basis of the number of layers deep and the shape of the superficial cells. Origin: Gr. Thel = nipple This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Epithelium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray, Luther Holden (1878)
"Tessellated epithelium from the abdominal surface epithelium of the* ... The columnar epithelium (Fig. 58) is formed of cylindrical or rod-shaped cells, ..."

2. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1910)
"There was a complete loss of the surface epithelium in only one case, all of the others showing larger or smaller areas which were denuded of their ..."

3. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1922)
"A THREE MONTHS OLD STRAIN OF epithelium. BY ALBERT FISCHER, MD {From the Laboratories of The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research.) PLATES 11 TO 14. ..."

4. A Text-book of Histology by Frederick Randolph Bailey (1906)
"Simple squamous epithelium has but a limited distribution in man. It occurs in the lungs as non-nucleated respiratory epithelium, in Bowman's capsule of the ..."

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