epithelialization
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From epithelial + -ization.
Noun
[edit]epithelialization (countable and uncountable, plural epithelializations)
- (biology) The process that covers a wound with epithelial tissue.
- (biology) The process of assembling an epithelium from non-epithelial cells, such as in the process of mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition.