- columnar epithelial cell
- nounan epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have cilia• Syn: ↑columnar cell• Hypernyms: ↑epithelial cell• Hyponyms: ↑spongioblast
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Columnar epithelial cell — Code TH H2.00.02.0.01012 Columnar epithelia are epithelial cells whose heights are at least four times their width. Columnar epithelia are divided into simple (or unilayered), and stratified (or multi layered). Simple columnar epithelia… … Wikipedia
epithelial cell — noun one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium • Hypernyms: ↑somatic cell, ↑vegetative cell • Hyponyms: ↑columnar cell, ↑columnar epithelial cell, ↑cuboidal cell, ↑cuboidal epithelial cell, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Squamous epithelial cell — Squamous epithelium is one of several types of epithelia. Code TH H2.00.02.0.01027 In … Wikipedia
columnar cell — noun an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have cilia • Syn: ↑columnar epithelial cell • Hypernyms: ↑epithelial cell • Hyponyms: ↑spongioblast … Useful english dictionary
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… … Universalium
columnar cell — a tall, elongated epithelial cell; called also cylindrical c … Medical dictionary
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium — Transverse section of tracheal tissue. Note that image is incorrectly labeled ciliated stratified epithelium at upper right. Code TH … Wikipedia
Myoepithelial cell — Latin myoepitheliocytus Code TH H2.00.02.0.03059 Myoepithelial cells (sometimes referred to as Myoepithelium) are cells usually found in glandular epithelium as a thin layer above the basement membrane but generally beneath the … Wikipedia
Columnar — In biology, columnar refers to the shape of epithelial cells that are taller than they are wide.[1] Form follows function in biology, and columnar morphorphology hints at the functions of the cell. Columnar cells are important in absorption and… … Wikipedia
