EPITHELIAL
\ˌɛpɪθˈɛlɪəl], \ˌɛpɪθˈɛlɪəl], \ˌɛ_p_ɪ_θ_ˈɛ_l_ɪ__ə_l]\
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Same etymon as epithelium. Appertaining or relating to the epithelium,-as epithelial cells, and scales.
By Robley Dunglison
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Pertaining to epithelium.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Pertaining to, or composed of, epithelium.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Snake's-head
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