epithelium
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See also: épithélium
English
Etymology
From New Latin epithēlium.
Pronunciation
Noun
epithelium (plural epitheliums or epithelia)
- (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.
- Synonym: epithelial tissue
- 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 25:
- 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.
- 2014 May 30, Victor Kuete, Toxicological Survey of African Medicinal Plants, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 505:
- 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.
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membranous tissue
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Latin
Etymology
Introduced by Frederik Ruysch in the 18th century, originally referring to the covering of small "nipples" of tissue on the lip.[1] Initially a first-declension noun epithēlia, from Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-, “on, atop”) + Ancient Greek θηλή (thēlḗ, “nipple”) + -ia; the nominative singular was later reinterpreted as a second-declension neuter plural.[2]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /e.piˈtʰeː.li.um/, [ɛpɪˈt̪ʰeːlʲiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.piˈte.li.um/, [epiˈt̪ɛːlium]
Noun
epithēlium n (genitive epithēliī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | epithēlium | epithēlia |
Genitive | epithēliī | epithēliōrum |
Dative | epithēliō | epithēliīs |
Accusative | epithēlium | epithēlia |
Ablative | epithēliō | epithēliīs |
Vocative | epithēlium | epithēlia |
References
- “epithelium, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2024.
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