| TE | echo-time; expiratory time; tennis elbow; test ear; tetanus; tetracycline; threshold energy; thrombo... |
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| PVE | pseudostratified ventricular epithelium |
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| RE | respiratory epithelium |
| laminated epithelium | <pathology> An epithelium composed of multiple layers of cells, only the basal layer being in contact with the basal lamina. The basal layer is of stem cells that divide to produce the cells of the upper layers, in skin, these become heavily keratinised before dying and being shed as squames. Stratified epithelia usually have a mechanical or protective role. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| lining epithelium | An epithelium lining a duct, cavity or vessel, that is not particularly specialised for secretion or as a mechanical barrier. Not a precise classification. (18 Nov 1997) |