noun
epithelial cell
A cell that forms the epithelium, the tissue lining the surfaces and cavities of the body.
上皮細胞は体の表面や内臓の内側を覆っている。
Epithelial cells cover the body's surface and the inside of internal organs.
上皮 refers to the epithelium tissue itself, while 上皮細胞 specifies the individual cells that make up that tissue.
Compound of 上皮 (じょうひ, 'epithelium') and 細胞 (さいぼう, 'cell'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'epithelial cell'.