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MeSH Heading: Epithelium
Tree Number(s): A10.272
Unique ID: D004848
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004848
Annotation: usually NIM with specific organ IM
Scope Note: The layers of EPITHELIAL CELLS which cover the inner and outer surfaces of the cutaneous, mucus, and serous tissues and glands of the body.
Entry Term(s): Epithelial Tissue; Mesothelial Tissue; Mesothelium
Entry Combination: cytology:Epithelial Cells
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2016/05/31

Entry Combination: cytology:Epithelial Cells
Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Epithelium MeSH Descriptor Data 2026