EPITHELIUM

(Yunanca köken — orijinale bakınız.) In Anatomy, a thin and delicate kind of cuticle, like that •which Covers the nipple. The term is now confined to the innermost layer ot the internal cavities and canals of the body, which is analogous to the cuticle of the outer surface. The epitiielia of the mucous membranes con126A [s. 1382]