Associations to the word «Epithelium»

Wiktionary

EPITHELIUM, 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.

Dictionary definition

EPITHELIUM, noun. Membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats