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epithelialization

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epithelialization /ep·i·the·li·al·iza·tion/ (-the″le-al-ĭ-za´shun) healing by the growth of epithelium over a denuded surface.
ep·i·the·li·al·i·za·tion (p-thl--l-zshn) or ep·i·the·li·za·tion (-thl-zshn)
n.
The process of covering a denuded surface with epithelium.
epithelialization
[-thē′lē·al′izā′shən]
Etymology: Gk, epi, above, thele, nipple; L, ization, process
the regrowth of skin over a wound.
epithelialization [ep″ĭ-the″le-al-ĭ-za´shun]
healing by the growth of epithelium over a denuded surface.
epithelialization (epithelization) (ep´thē´lēlizā´shn),
n the natural act of healing by secondary intention; the proliferation of new epithelium into an area devoid of it but that naturally is covered by it.
epithelialization
healing by the growth of epithelium over a denuded surface.
adnexal epithelialization
partial-thickness loss of epidermis can be re-epithelialized by epithelial cells from the remaining portions of adnexal structures.
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