epithelialization

English

Alternative forms

• epithelialisation

Etymology

epithelial +‎ -ization

Noun

epithelialization (countable and uncountable, plural epithelializations)

1. (biology) The process that covers a wound with epithelial tissue.
2. (biology) The process of assembling an epithelium from non-epithelial cells, such as in the process of mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition.

Derived terms

• neoepithelialization
• reepithelialization

Related terms

• epithelialize