Etymology

subepithelium

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Today it means: The layer immediately under the epithelium Full definition →

English epithelium ← Latin sub-
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  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishepithelium
  5. English todaysubepithelium

From sub- + epithelium.

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