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epithelial tissue

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Noun1.epithelial tissueepithelial tissue - membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body
epithelium
endothelium - an epithelium of mesoblastic origin; a thin layer of flattened cells that lines the inside of some body cavities
mesothelium - epithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm; lines the primordial body cavity
neuroepithelium - epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings
epithelial cell - one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium
animal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animals
decidua - the epithelial tissue of the endometrium
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A layer of epithelial tissue appeared to insinuate itself around the handle of the malleus, and it extended to the medial surface of the anterior drum remnant.
Epithelial migration by Pulec, Jack L. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
All of these are organs that, like the prostate and pancreas, are formed from so-called epithelial tissue.
Cancers follow shrinkage of chromosomes' tips. (Split Ends) by Harder, B. / Science News
In DES (10 [micro]g)-treated animals, the SVs were reduced in size and exhibited a massive increase in the relative proportions of stromal to epithelial tissue when compared with controls (Figure 1, Table 1); this was probably the result of undergrowth of the epithelium, which was very sparse.
Relationship between expression of sex steroid receptors and ... by Sharpe, Richard M. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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