English Explanatory Dictionary

epithelialize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cover a wound (or become covered) with epithelial tissue.

Word forms

epithelialize epithelializes epithelializing epithelialized epithelialise epithelize

Etymology

From epithelial + -ize. By surface analysis, epi- + thel- + -i- + -al + -ize.

Related words

epithelialization

Derived words

deepithelialize deepithelialized reepithelialize reepithelialized unepithelialized
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