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COLUMNAR EPITHELIAL CELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have cilia
Synonyms:
columnar cell; columnar epithelial cell
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("columnar epithelial cell" is a kind of...):
epithelial cell (one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "columnar epithelial cell"):
spongioblast (any of various columnar epithelial cells in the central nervous system that develop into neuroglia)
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