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columnar epithelium

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noun

Biology.
  1. epithelium consisting of one or more layers of elongated cells of cylindrical or prismatic shape.


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The trachea is lined with ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium with goblet cells.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

The simple columnar epithelium of the gallbladder mucosa is organized in rugae, similar to those of the stomach.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Pseudostratified columnar epithelium is found in the respiratory tract, where some of these cells have cilia.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

In the male, pseudostratified columnar epithelium lines the urethra between these two cell types.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

The columnar epithelial cancer or columnar epithelioma originates in mucous membranes covered with columnar epithelium, and is chiefly met with in the stomach and intestine.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

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