epitheliome en · NOUN
Etymology
From epithelium + -ome.
Meanings
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A collection of interacting epithelial cells
An epitheliome is thus a conceptual grouping of all of the processes, expressed genes or proteins that make up a functional epithelium, and distinguishes each type of epithelia.
2015, Julian A.T. Dow, Shireen A. Davies, “What is an epitheliome, anyway?”, in Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, volume 67, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| epitheliomes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |