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columnar cell

DEFINITIONS OF: columnar cell

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n an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have cilia

Synonyms:
columnar epithelial cell
Types:
spongioblast
any of various columnar epithelial cells in the central nervous system that develop into neuroglia
Type of:
epithelial cell
one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium
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