Epithelium giving rising to germ cells, especially that lining the seminiferous tubules of the testis; (also) a layer of cuboidal cells covering the free surface of the ovary (originally believed to give rise to germ cells).
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of Anatomy and Physiology. After German Keimepithel.
Definition of germinal epithelium in US English:
germinal epithelium
noun
Epithelium giving rising to germ cells, especially that lining the seminiferous tubules of the testis; (also) a layer of cuboidal cells covering the free surface of the ovary (originally believed to give rise to germ cells).
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of Anatomy and Physiology. After German Keimepithel.