PAVEMENT EPITHELIUM
\pˈe͡ɪvmənt ˌɛpɪθˈiːli͡əm], \pˈeɪvmənt ˌɛpɪθˈiːliəm], \p_ˈeɪ_v_m_ə_n_t ˌɛ_p_ɪ_θ_ˈiː_l_iə_m]\
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Simple e., compound of a single layer of squamous or scaly cells; the e. of the pulmonary alveoli and the endothelium of serous membranes and of the blood-vessels are of this variety.
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Tesselated epithelium, an arrangement of flattened epithelial cells with edges in close apposition forming a more or less extensive membrane-like structure.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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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