columnar epithelium

noun Biology.

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

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columnar epithelium in Medicine

columnar epithelium

n.

Epithelium made up of cells that are taller than they are wide and that form a single layer.

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