epitheliomuscular

epitheliomuscular
/ep'euh thee'lee oh mus"kyeuh leuhr/, adj. Zool.
of or pertaining to an epithelial cell of a coelenterate that contains contractile fibrils and acts as a muscle.
[EPITHELI(UM) + -O- + MUSCULAR]

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