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epithelialize
ep·i·the·li·al·ize [ èppi thlee ə lz ] (past and past participle ep·i·the·li·al·ized, present participle ep·i·the·li·al·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular ep·i·the·li·al·iz·es) or ep·i·the·lize [ èppi th lz ] (past and past participle ep·i·the·lized, present participle ep·i·the·liz·ing, 3rd person present singular ep·i·the·liz·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
cover with tissue in wound healing: to become, or cause a part of the body to become, covered with epithelial tissue, as in the healing of a wound

ep·i·the·li·al·i·za·tion [ epi thlee əli záysh'n ] noun
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