epithelial pearl
noun Pathology.
Words nearby epithelial pearl
epithalaxia,
epitheca,
epithecium,
epithelial dystrophy,
epithelial lamina,
epithelial pearl,
epithelial plug,
epithelialization,
epithelialize,
epithelioid,
epithelioid cell
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, adjectiveBritish 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
a variant spelling of purl 1 (def. 2), purl 1 (def. 3), purl 1 (def. 5)
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.