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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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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium is a type of epithelium that appears to be stratified but instead consists of a single layer of irregularly shaped and differently sized columnar cells.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The lining of the conducting zone is composed mostly of pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium with goblet cells.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The trachea is lined with pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium, which is continuous with the larynx.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

It shows the columnar epithelium of the surface dipping down into the duct D of the gland, from which two tubes branch off.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.

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