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epithelial

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the epithelium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or belonging to the epithelium

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • epithelial layer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From epithelium + -al. By surface analysis, epi- + thel- + -i- + -al.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: epitèlic — of or pertaining to the epithelium
  • Catalan: epitelial — of or pertaining to the epithelium
  • Czech: epitelový — of or pertaining to the epithelium
  • French: épithélial — of or pertaining to the epithelium
  • Italian: epiteliale — of or pertaining to the epithelium
  • Portuguese: epitelial — of or pertaining to the epithelium
  • Spanish: epitelial — of or pertaining to the epithelium