ep·i·the·li·um
n, pl -lia : a membranous cellular tissue that covers a free surface or lines a tube or cavity of an animal body and serves esp. to enclose and protect the other parts of the body, to produce secretions and excretions, and to function in assimilation .
Similar sounding terms: ep·i·the·li·o·ma
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