n.
Pronunciation: ˌ e-p ə - ˌ th ē -l ē - ə -l ə - ' z ā -sh ə n
Variant: or ep · i · the · li · za · tion \ - ˌ th ē -l ə - ' z ā - \
Function: noun
Date: circa 1934
: the process of becoming covered with or converted to epithelium
– ep · i · the · li · al · ize \ - ' th ē -l ē - ə - ˌ l ī z \ or ep · i · the · lize \ - ' th ē - ˌ l ī z \ transitive verb