epithelium
pronunciation
How to pronounce epithelium in British English:
UK [ˌepɪ'θi:lɪəm]
How to pronounce epithelium in American English:
US [ˌepə'θilɪrm]
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- Noun:
- membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body
Word Origin
- epithelium (n.)
- 1748, Modern Latin (Frederick Ruysch), from Greek epi "upon" (see epi-) + thele "teat, nipple" (see fecund). Related: Epithelial.
Example
- 1. They occur when there is a breakdown in the integrity of the corneal epithelium .
- 2. Bright green , neural retina ; off green , pigment epithelium ; blue , nuclei ; red , active myosin ( strong in the inner surface of pigment epithelium ) .
- 3. Fluorescein staining reveals the characteristic dendritic pattern of ulcers which represent areas of denuded corneal epithelium .
- 4. The human nose contains a postage stamp-size smelling organ , called the olfactory epithelium , at the roof of the nasal cavity .
- 5. Pooling together 801 neural recordings from people 's noses , the team found that some regions of the epithelium are better at detecting scent than other regions .