名詞 epithelium:

1. membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body
   同義詞：epithelial tissue

ep.i.the.li.um

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 ep.i.the.li.ums 或 ep.i.the.li.a [-lô-…]
Membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells separated by very little intercellular substance and forming the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs.
上皮：由一層或幾層被極少細(xì)胞間質(zhì)分隔的細(xì)胞構(gòu)成的膜狀組織，包著身體和器官的內(nèi)外表面

來源：
New Latin
現(xiàn)代拉丁語(yǔ)
epi-
epi-
Greek thôlô [nipple] * see dhô(i)-
希臘語(yǔ) thôlô [乳頭] *參見 dhô(i)-

【引伸】
ep.ithe.lial
adj.（形容詞）