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Epithelium

noun

(pl. E. epitheliums, L. epithelia)

Membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body. Synonym: epithelial tissue.

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... the end of the tube becomes applied against the ovary by the aid of muscular movement and, so to speak, sucks in the discharged ovule, while others hold that the movements of the vibratile cilia, with which the epithelium of the tubes is furnished, suffice to draw the ovule into its cavity. Figure 18 ...

— The Sexual Question - A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study • August Forel

... outgrowth from the anterior dorsal wall of the collar-gut, and extends forward into the basal (posterior) region of the proboscis, through the neck into the proboscis-coelom, ending blindly in front. Although an integral portion of the gut, it has ceased to assist in alimentation, its epithelium undergoes vacuolar differentiation and hypertrophy, and its lumen becomes more or less vestigial. It has, in fact, become metamorphosed into a resistant supporting structure resembling in some respects the notochord of the true Chordata, but probably not directly comparable with the latter ...

— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 - "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" • Various

Words linked to "Epithelium" : epithelial, epithelial cell, epithelial tissue, neuroepithelium, mesothelium, animal tissue, endothelium, decidua