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What does epithelium mean?

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Noun
  1. (anatomy) 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.
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Two larger pieces consisted of clearly nondysplastic squamous epithelium with glycogenic acanthosis.
Implanted epithelium regenerates unevenly postoperatively, creating clumps of epithelial tissue under the flap.
The mass also contained cystic spaces lined by columnar epithelium, sebaceous glands, cartilage, smooth muscle, and pancreatic acini.
Unlike an infection, endometriosis does not damage the luminal epithelium of the Fallopian tube and thus surgery is more likely to be successful.
A striking topographic relationship of focal inflammation and sclerotic atrophy was seen in areas with erosion of the epithelium.
Small residual ducts and islands of intact salivary gland acini predominantly composed of serous-type glandular epithelium were present.

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