epithelial

adjective

ep·​i·​the·​li·​al ˌe-pə-ˈthē-lē-əl 

: of or relating to epithelium

intestinal epithelial cells

epithelial ovarian cancer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

That means the company can start a fresh clinical trial early next year for the drug candidate, which aims to treat a disease called persistent corneal epithelial defect. —Charley Grant, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2022

According to a press release, the nose and airway are lined with epithelial tissue consisting mainly of three cell types: basal cells, goblet cells and multiciliated cells, which make up about 80% of all cells in the nasal epithelium. —Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2023

Scientists analyzed samples of olfactory epithelial tissue, where smell cells live, from 24 biopsies, nine of which were from post-covid patients struggling with persistent loss of smell. —Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2022

Metastatic carcinoma is a type of cancer that originates in epithelial tissue and has spread to other parts of the body. —Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2014

Within your respiratory tract, the epithelial cells lining your airways and lungs serve as the first line of defense against inhaled pathogens and debris. —Hayley Muendlein, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2022

The company has turned human embryonic stem cells into retinal pigment epithelial cells, which will be surgically implanted into the eye. —Eliza Strickland, Discover Magazine, 22 Nov. 2010

Jackson and his colleagues zoomed in on two structures found on multiciliated epithelial cells: cilia and microvilli. —Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2023

For the new study, the scientists first wanted to see what happened when epithelial cells were introduced to a virus-like challenge. —Maggie Chen, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

epithelial

adjective

ep·​i·​the·​li·​al ˌep-ə-ˈthē-lē-əl 

: of or relating to epithelium

epithelial cells