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epithelioid

/ep-uh-thee-lee-oid/US // ˌɛp əˈθi liˌɔɪd //

上皮细胞型,上皮型,上皮样,上皮细胞类

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : resembling epithelium.

Examples

  • This layer is the epithelioid layer of the membrane of Descemet.

  • It gives origin to the epithelioid lining of the body cavity and water-vascular system of the adult.

  • The interior consisted of epithelioid cells, between which was a considerable intercellular substance.

  • The giant-cells, the epithelioid cells, and the well-characterized reticulum appear as the tubercle increases in age.

  • The epithelioid cells of cutaneous cancers resemble those of the surface, the rete, or the glands of the skin.