epithelialization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process that covers a wound with epithelial tissue.
  2. The process of assembling an epithelium from non-epithelial cells, such as in the process of mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition.

Word forms

epithelialization epithelializations epithelialisation

Etymology

From epithelial + -ization.

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