epitheel

Concepts

epithelium

Synonyms

dekweefsel

Translations

epitelio

epitélio

Epithel

epitelio

épithélium

επιθήλιο

Deckgewebe

epiteli

pele ou

mucosas

la piel y las mucosas

epitelyum

نَسِيج طِلَائِيّ

epitel

l’organisme

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌeː.piˈteːl/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin epithēlium, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on, atop, epi-”) + θηλή (thēlḗ, “nipple”) + -ium (“aggregation”).