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Epithelial vs Pinacoderm - What's the difference?

epithelial | pinacoderm |

As an adjective epithelial

is of or pertaining to the epithelium.

As a noun pinacoderm is

the outer most layer of cells (pinacocytes) in the phylum Porifera (sponges), equivalent to the epidermis, and characterized as an epithelial layer of flattened cells.

epithelial

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of or pertaining to the epithelium

    • Derived terms

    * epithelial cell * epithelial dysplasia * epithelial dystrophy * epithelial lamina * epithelial plug

    pinacoderm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The outer most layer of cells (pinacocytes ) in the phylum Porifera (sponges), equivalent to the epidermis, and characterized as an epithelial layer of flattened cells.

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