epithelial tissue
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1. membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | animal tissue, |
| definition | : | the tissue in the bodies of animals (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | endothelium, |
| definition | : | an epithelium of mesoblastic origin; a thin layer of flattened cells that lines the inside of some body cavities (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | mesothelium, |
| definition | : | epithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm; lines the primordial body cavity (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | neuroepithelium, |
| definition | : | epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | decidua, |
| definition | : | the epithelial tissue of the endometrium (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | epithelial cell, |
| definition | : | one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | epithelial, |
| definition | : | of or belonging to the epithelium (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | epithelial, |
| definition | : | of or belonging to the epithelium (adj.pert) |
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