epithelial pearl


noun Pathology.

Definition for epithelial-pearl (2 of 2)

Origin of pearl

1
1300–50; Middle English perle < Middle French < Italian or assumed Vulgar Latin *perla (> German Perle, Old English pærl), for Latin *pernula (> Portuguese perola, perhaps Old Saxon përula), diminutive of Latin perna sea mussel

OTHER WORDS FROM pearl

pearl·er, noun pearl·ish, adjective pearl·like, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for epithelial-pearl (1 of 2)

pearl 1
/ (pɜːl) /

noun

adjective

of, made of, or set with pearl or mother-of-pearl
having the shape or colour of a pearl

verb

Word Origin for pearl

C14: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin pernula (unattested), from Latin perna sea mussel

British Dictionary definitions for epithelial-pearl (2 of 2)

pearl 2
/ (pɜːl) /

noun, verb

Medical definitions for epithelial-pearl (1 of 2)

epithelial pearl

n.

keratin pearl

Medical definitions for epithelial-pearl (2 of 2)

pearl
[ pûrl ]

n.

A small sphere of thin glass containing amyl nitrite or other volatile fluid, designed to be crushed, as in a handkerchief, so that its contents can be inhaled.
Any of a number of small tough masses of mucus occurring in the sputum in asthma.

Scientific definitions for epithelial-pearl

pearl
[ pûrl ]

A smooth, slightly iridescent, white or grayish rounded growth inside the shells of some mollusks. Pearls form as a reaction to the presence of a foreign particle, and consist of thin layers of mother-of-pearl that are deposited around the particle. The pearls of oysters are often valued as gems.