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

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 Blaisdell, Albert F.

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