An inflammatory or proliferative disease affecting the epithelial tissues.
From epithelium + -osis (Greek suffix indicating a condition or disease state). This term appears in older medical literature.
The -osis ending appears in conditions like 'necrosis' and 'psychosis,' and epitheliosis is an inflammation of surface tissues that can progress to more serious conditions if untreated!
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