Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epithelium

/ˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: ep-ithe-li-um
IPA: /ˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪəm/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the passenger's roving eyes paused for a moment as he listened inwardly to a nether itch, which he supposed to be (correctly, thank Log) only a minor irritation of the epithelium."
"The sap of this species was able to cause loss of corneal epithelium 16 h after direct exposure to the sap in a 60-year-old male."

Etymology

From New Latin epithēlium. By surface analysis, epi- + thel- + -ium.

Word Breakdown

Root: epithēlium

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

epitheliums (plural) epithelia (plural)

Derived Forms

epithelial epithelioid epitheliome gastroepithelium lymphoepithelium myoepithelium neoepithelium neuroepithelium subepithelium trichoepithelioma uroepithelium

Phrases

iris pigmented epithelium mesenchymal epithelium pavement epithelium simple squamous epithelium stratified columnar epithelium tessellated epithelium -thelium transitional epithelium

Frequently Paired Words

thelarche thelion thelitis thelium epidermis

Synonyms

epithelial tissue

Rhymes With

helium mycelium endothelium mesothelium berkelium exothelium telium perihelium aphelium antihelium urothelium subendothelium

Questions

How do you pronounce epithelium?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪəm/.
What does epithelium mean?: 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.
Where does epithelium come from?: From New Latin epithēlium. By surface analysis, epi- + thel- + -ium.

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