columnar cell

/kəˌlʌmnər sɛl/
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Other forms: columnar cells

Definitions of columnar cell
  1. noun
    an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have cilia
    synonyms: columnar epithelial cell
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    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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