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SURFACE EPITHELIUM

\sˈɜːfɪs ˌɛpɪθˈiːli͡əm], \sˈɜːfɪs ˌɛpɪθˈiːli‍əm], \s_ˈɜː_f_ɪ_s ˌɛ_p_ɪ_θ_ˈiː_l_iə_m]\

Definitions of SURFACE EPITHELIUM

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The epithelium on the surface of an organ, in contradistinction to that which sinks into its substance to form glands, as in the stomach.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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