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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

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

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Stratified cuboidal epithelium and stratified columnar epithelium can also be found in certain glands and ducts, but are uncommon in the human body.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Simple columnar epithelium forms the lining of some sections of the digestive system and parts of the female reproductive tract.

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 Albert F. Blaisdell

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