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EPITHELIAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or belonging to the epithelium
Example:
epithelial layer
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
epithelium (membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body)
Derivation:
epithelium (membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body)
Context examples:
It is characterized by the presence of a mixture of melanin-containing epithelial cells and smaller neuroblast-like cells.
(Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
Also characteristic are outward projections of the membrane between the epithelial deposits in the form of "spikes".
(Membranous Glomerulonephritis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
An epithelial neoplasm of the female reproductive system arising from mesonephric remnants.
(Mesonephric Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A malignant odontogenic neoplasm arising from the epithelial component of the embryonic tooth.
(Metastasizing Ameloblastoma, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
An epithelial neoplasm composed of malignant glandular and malignant squamous cells.
(Adenosquamous carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A rare type of thymoma characterized by the presence of multiple, well formed epithelial nodules separated by a lymphocytic stroma that usually contains germinal centers.
(Micronodular Thymoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign epithelial neoplasm characterized by a microcystic pattern.
(Microcystic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with epithelial ovarian cancer.
(MIR376A1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with development of epithelial ovarian cancer.
(MIR337 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
An epithelial cell that occurs in human disease or in models of human disease.
(Abnormal Epithelial Cell, NCI Thesaurus)
