-thelium

suffix

tissue lining certain organs and vessels

Meanings

suffix
  1. tissue lining certain organs and vessels

Origin

From epithelium, see there. By surface analysis, thel- + -ium.

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APA

-thelium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-thelium

MLA

“-thelium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-thelium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-thelium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-thelium.

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