Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epithelial

/ɛpɪθˈɛljəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
ep-ithe-lial
IPA
/ɛpɪθˈɛljəl/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the epithelium.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Derived Forms

adenoepithelial adepithelial antiepithelial basiepithelial bronchoepithelial endoepithelial enteroepithelial epithelialisation epithelialise epithelialization epithelialize epithelially

Phrases

epithelial body epithelial cell epithelial duct epithelial dysplasia epithelial dystrophy epithelial germ epithelial lamina epithelial pearl

Synonyms

epithelioid

Questions

How do you pronounce epithelial?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛpɪθˈɛljəl/.
What does epithelial mean?
Of or pertaining to the epithelium.
Where does epithelial come from?
From epithelium + -al. By surface analysis, epi- + thel- + -i- + -al.

How to pronounce epithelial

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