epithelial

adjective

ep·i·the·li·al ˌe-pə-ˈthē-lē-əl

: of or relating to epithelium

intestinal epithelial cells

epithelial ovarian cancer

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Another thought was that calcium may help support the process in which unspecified cells become epithelial cells and enhance apoptosis, the process by which old cells are removed from the colonic lining. —

Michael Franco, New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2025 This can impair collagen formation and cause the wasting away of epithelial tissue (tissue that acts as a protective covering for all the body's surfaces). —

Laura Schober, Health, 27 Dec. 2024 Circular sheets of corneal cells, generated using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) derived from umbilical cord blood, were transplanted into four patients aged between 39 and 72 with corneal epithelial stem cell deficiency. —

Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 The five-year survival rates are broken down between the type of ovarian cancer, invasive epithelial, stromal or germ cell tumor, and also are sorted based on the stage of cancer, localized, regional and distant. —

Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 19 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for epithelial