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