epithelialize

[ ep-uh-thee-lee-uh-lahyz ]
/ ˌɛp əˈθi li əˌlaɪz /

verb (used with or without object), ep·i·the·li·al·ized, ep·i·the·li·al·iz·ing.

to form a covering of epithelial cells over, as a wound.
Also especially British, ep·i·the·li·al·ise.

Origin of epithelialize

epithelial + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM epithelialize

ep·i·the·li·al·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby epithelialize

epithelial dystrophy, epithelial lamina, epithelial pearl, epithelial plug, epithelialization, epithelialize, epithelioid, epithelioid cell, epitheliolytic, epithelioma, epithelioma adenoides cysticum

Medical definitions for epithelialization (1 of 2)

epithelialization
[ ĕp′ə-thē′lē-ə-lĭ-zā′shən ]

n.

The process of covering a denuded surface with epithelium.

Medical definitions for epithelialization (2 of 2)

epithelialize
[ ĕp′ə-thē′lē-ə-līz′ ]

v.

To become covered with epithelial tissue, as of a wound.