epitheel

Dutch

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin epithēlium, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on, atop, epi-”) + θηλή (thēlḗ, “nipple”) + -ium (“aggregation”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌeː.piˈteːl/
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  • Hyphenation: epi‧theel
  • Rhymes: -eːl

Noun

epitheel n (plural epithelen)

  1. epithelium

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: èpitèl
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