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Meaning of Epithelium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪəm

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Bosanski ham
Català epiteli
Čeština epitel výstelka
Deutsch Epithel
Ελληνικά επιθήλιο
Español epitelio
Français épithélium
Hrvatski ham
Magyar hám
Bahasa Indonesia epitel
Latina epithelium
Bahasa Melayu epitelium
Nederlands epitheel
Português epitélio
Română țesut epitelial
Русский эпителий
Српски ham
Türkçe epitel

Examples

“the passenger's roving eyes paused for a moment as he listened inwardly to a nether itch, which he supposed to be (correctly, thank Log) only a minor irritation of the epithelium.”
“The sap of this species was able to cause loss of corneal epithelium 16 h after direct exposure to the sap in a 60-year-old male.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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