epithelia
Noun
The word is derived from epithelium
Meaning
of Epithelium
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Examples
Although the layers of pinacocytes and choanocytes resemble the epithelia of more complex animals, they are not bound tightly by cell-to-cell connections or a basal lamina (thin fibrous sheet underneath).
The two types of epithelia meet the squamocolumnar junction.