Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to epithelium, in any sense; constituting or consisting of epithelium: as, epithelial cells; epithelial tissue.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to epithelium
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of or pertaining to the
epithelium
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or belonging to the epithelium
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Examples
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Using the milk samples, Dr. Arcaro and her team of researchers isolated what are known as epithelial cells and then looked at the DNA inside them.
In Breast Milk, Clues to Risk of Breast Cancer Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2011
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She isolated potentially cancerous cells, known as epithelial cells.
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She isolated potentially cancerous cells, known as epithelial cells.
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The process called epithelial-mesenchymal transdifferientiation (EMT) has been known to play a role in releasing cells (epithelial cells) on the surface of the solid tumor and transforming them into transient mesenchymal cell: cells with the ability to start to grow a new tumor.
Key to Cancer Spread Discovered Nomad 2010
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A layer of cells in the retina called the epithelial cells become highly neuro-active when exposed to ultraviolet radiation, without in any way affecting vision.
The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989
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This fold of epithelium is known as the epithelial sheath, and on its papillary surface odontoblasts appear, which in turn form dentin, so that the dentin formation is identical in the crown and root of the tooth.
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She isolated potentially cancerous cells, known as epithelial cells.
USATODAY.com News 2011
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The researchers said that process -- called epithelial-mesenchymal transdifferientiation -- has been known to play a role in releasing epithelial cells on the surface of the solid tumor and transforming them into cells having the ability to grow a new tumor.
The Money Times harsheeb 2010
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The process called epithelial-mesenchymal transdifferientiation (EMT) has been known to play a role in releasing cells (epithelial cells) on the surface of the solid tumor and transforming them into transient mesenchymal cell: cells with the ability to start to grow a new tumor.
Analysis 2010
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The process called epithelial-mesenchymal transdifferientiation (EMT) has been known to play a role in releasing cells (epithelial cells) on the surface of the solid tumor and transforming them into transient mesenchymal cell: cells with the ability to start to grow a new tumor.
Analysis 2010
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