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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The prostate gland has an epithelial part where the gland cells make PSA and prostate-specific antigens; those epithelial cells or stem cells that regenerate the gland cells are the source of cancer.
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 8 Feb. 2024
Its effectiveness on the digestive system ensures that the immune system is improved, which happens through the intestines' epithelial lining repair.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024
To make that connection, the team demonstrated that two distinct symmetries coexist in epithelial tissue.
—WIRED, 10 Dec. 2023
Naegleria fowleri enters your body through the nose, crosses the epithelial lining and then makes a beeline up the olfactory nerve to the frontal part of the brain.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2023
Research indicates that SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID—can directly attack the epithelial cells that line the GI tract, entering via the molecular doorway of angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2 (ACE2).
—Katrin Legg, Scientific American, 24 June 2021
These are epithelial cells, which form the inner layers of the tentacle; i-cells, which help the jellyfish sense and handle food; and stinging nematocytes.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2024
Precancerous epithelial cells in the mouth and the cervix, in particular, are likely to develop into cancer.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Jan. 2024
Long-term exposure to heat and ozone causes a reaction with the epithelial cells in the lungs.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Aug. 2023
Dominique Fluker, Essence, 8 Feb. 2024
Its effectiveness on the digestive system ensures that the immune system is improved, which happens through the intestines' epithelial lining repair.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024
To make that connection, the team demonstrated that two distinct symmetries coexist in epithelial tissue.
—WIRED, 10 Dec. 2023
Naegleria fowleri enters your body through the nose, crosses the epithelial lining and then makes a beeline up the olfactory nerve to the frontal part of the brain.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2023
Research indicates that SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID—can directly attack the epithelial cells that line the GI tract, entering via the molecular doorway of angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2 (ACE2).
—Katrin Legg, Scientific American, 24 June 2021
These are epithelial cells, which form the inner layers of the tentacle; i-cells, which help the jellyfish sense and handle food; and stinging nematocytes.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2024
Precancerous epithelial cells in the mouth and the cervix, in particular, are likely to develop into cancer.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Jan. 2024
Long-term exposure to heat and ozone causes a reaction with the epithelial cells in the lungs.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Aug. 2023
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epithelial
adjective
ep·i·the·li·al
ˌep-ə-ˈthē-lē-əl
: of or relating to epithelium
epithelial cells
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