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epithelialization

noun

  1. process of becoming covered in epithelial cells, usually during wound healing
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English epithelial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English epithelialization From epithelial + -ization.

  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.