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ep•i•the•li•al•ize
(ep′ə thē′lē ə līz′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -ized, -iz•ing.
ep′i•the′li•al•i•za′tion, n.
- Physiologyto form a covering of epithelial cells over, as a wound.
- epithelial + -ize