Epithelium which consists of a single layer of epithelial cells. Examples: endothelium, mesothelium, glandular squamous epithelium.[FMA]. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9114-8737 FMA:45561 ]
Synonyms: simple epithelium
Term information
- BILA:0000073
- EHDAA2:0003073
- CARO:0000073
- TAO:0001495
- BTO:0002073
- AEO:0000073
- XAO:0004007
- SCTID:309043004
- ZFA:0001495
- NCIT:C33554
- AAO:0010062
- HAO:0000073
- FMA:45561
- UMLS:C0682574 (ncithesaurus:Simple_Epithelium)
vertebrate_core
consider adding disjointness axiom between unilaminar and multilaminar - but note that this will render EHDAA2:0003244 (chorionic trophoblast) unsatisfiable