Meanings
verbepithelialize (third-person singular simple present epithelializes, present participle epithelializing, simple past and past participle epithelialized)
present singular third person epithelializes · participle present epithelializing · participle past epithelialized · past epithelialized · alternative epithelialise · alternative epithelize
- To cover a wound (or become covered) with epithelial tissue.
Origin
From epithelial + -ize. By surface analysis, epi- + thel- + -i- + -al + -ize.
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APA
epithelialize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epithelialize
MLA
“epithelialize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epithelialize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epithelialize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epithelialize.
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