epithelium.
(Of epi - and the Gr. ?, nipple of the breast).
1. m. Anat. Animal tissue composed of cells in close contact of the surface, cavities and channels of the body.
1. m. Which form the epidermis and the outer layer of the mucous membranes.
secretory glands orción.1. m. Which consists of cells that contain melanin.
1. m. epithelium glandular.