musculoepithelial

adjective

mus·​cu·​lo·​epithelial

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: having both an epithelial and a muscular function

—used of ectodermal cells of invertebrates (as hydra) that cover the body surface and contract the body

Word History

Etymology

muscul- + epithelial

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