Meaning & use
Epithelialized
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Covered or healed over with a new layer of epithelial tissue, as a wound during recovery.
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By the second week, the burn had fully epithelialized and no longer needed dressing.
Doctors monitored how quickly the graft site epithelialized.
A note on using this word
This clinical term describes a key stage of wound healing, when skin cells migrate across a wound to form a protective new surface.
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healed over
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