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EPITHELIAL TISSUE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body
Synonyms:
epithelial tissue; epithelium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("epithelial tissue" is a kind of...):
animal tissue (the tissue in the bodies of animals)
Meronyms (parts of "epithelial tissue"):
epithelial cell (one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "epithelial tissue"):
endothelium (an epithelium of mesoblastic origin; a thin layer of flattened cells that lines the inside of some body cavities)
mesothelium (epithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm; lines the primordial body cavity)
neuroepithelium (epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings)
decidua (the epithelial tissue of the endometrium)
Context examples:
The limited expression of Ep-CAM in normal epithelial tissues and immunogenic MHC class I and II restricted epitopes identified on Ep-CAM, provide opportunities for developing effective multiepitope cancer vaccines targeting Ep-CAM.
(Ep-CAM, NCI Thesaurus)
The epithelial tissue of the endometrium.
(Decidua, NCI Thesaurus)
A layer of extracellular matrix found beneath epithelial tissues.
(Basal Lamina, NCI Thesaurus)
A biphasic neoplasm that arises from the ovary and is characterized by the presence of mullerian-type epithelial tissue in a mesenchymal sarcomatous stroma.
(Ovarian Adenosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of biliary epithelial tissue and fibroblastic stroma.
(Biliary Adenofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)
CEA is a cell surface glycoprotein expressed at high levels in embryonic and fetal digestive epithelial tissue, breast carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
(Monoclonal Antibody COL-1, NCI Thesaurus)
The dilated spaces coexist with columnar epithelial tissues.
(Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor, Polyvesicular Vitelline Pattern, NCI Thesaurus)
It starts in gland-like cells of the epithelial tissue (thin layer of tissue that covers organs, glands, and other structures within the body).
(Adenoma, NCI Dictionary)
A family of large fibrous proteins contained within the layer of extracellular matrix found beneath epithelial tissues.
(Basal Lamina Collagen, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by an area of epithelial tissue loss on the surface of the cornea.
(Corneal Ulcer, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
