Epithelium - Wow

Japanese: 上皮 - うわかわ

〘 noun 〙① Something that covers the surface of something. Outer layer. Uwakawa. [Meigoki (1275)] ※Waei Rinshusei (first edition) (1867) "Chichino uwakawa (uwakawa) 〈translation〉Cream that forms on the surface of milk"② Skin that covers the surface of the body. Skin. ※Goon Sankyokushu (1460) "Knowing the seed is the way, and the mind that knows this way is bone strength. The wind that softens it is the flesh. Deepening it further and making it work beautifully is uwakawa." ※Joruri, Keisei Shuten Doji (1718) 4 "In the first place, a human's skin is one layer, the lower part is frightening, but the upper part has the face of a beautiful woman ."③ ⇒ uwakawa (upper side)②

Epithelium

〘Noun〙① A layer of cells that covers the outer surface of an animal's body, or the surface of a body cavity or organ. The tissue that constitutes it is called epithelial tissue, and its cells are called epithelial cells. ※Shiji Sho (1477) vol. 11 "The epithelium is prone to sores and ulcers." ② Generally, the skin that covers the surface of plants. ※Yougaku Dokusho (1887)〈Nishimura Tei〉vol. 6 "Remove it from the water and scrape off the rough epithelium with a small knife."

Wow - Kawauhaha [epithelium]

〘Noun〙① A variation of "uwakawa (skin)". ※Nami (1928)〈Yuzo Yamamoto〉Ko "The delicious part of fruit or anything is the outer skin."② Something that is different from the substance inside. ※Kanjyakuroku (1916)〈Gyofu Souma〉1 "The trust of the people in the world gave me only superficial satisfaction of vanity."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 物の表面をおおうもの。外被。うわっかわ。〔名語記（1275）〕※和英語林集成（初版）（1867）「チチノ uwakawa(ウワカワ)〈訳〉ミルクの表面にできるクリーム」② からだの表面をおおう皮膚。はだ。※五音三曲集（1460）「種をしるは道、此道をしる心は骨力なり。それをやわらぐる満風は肉身なり。それを猶ふかめて、うつくしくみするはうはかわなり」※浄瑠璃・傾城酒呑童子（1718）四「そも人間の皮ひとゑ、下は恐ろしうはかははまづ美しき上臈(らう)の面をもたせて」③ ⇒うわかわ（上側）②

じょう‐ひジャウ‥【上皮】

〘名〙① 動物体の外表面や体腔(たいこう)・器官などの表面をおおう細胞層。構成する組織を上皮組織、その細胞を上皮細胞という。※史記抄（1477）一一「上皮に出る瘡なんどはなをしやすいが」② 一般に、植物などの表面をおおう皮。※幼学読本（1887）〈西邨貞〉六「水より取り出だし、小刀を以て粗き上皮を削り去る」