PAVEMENT EPITHELIUM
\pˈe͡ɪvmənt ˌɛpɪθˈiːli͡əm], \pˈeɪvmənt ˌɛpɪθˈiːliəm], \p_ˈeɪ_v_m_ə_n_t ˌɛ_p_ɪ_θ_ˈiː_l_iə_m]\
Definitions of PAVEMENT EPITHELIUM
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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An epithelium composed of flattened or platelike cells. It may be simple, as in the alveoli of the lungs, or stratified, as in the epidermis and in the epithelium of the mouth. In stratified pavement epithelia the deeper cells are usually columnar or rounded.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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