NOUN | body | columnar cell, columnar epithelial cell | an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column |
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Meaning | An epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have cilia. | |
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Synonym | columnar epithelial cell | |
Narrower | spongioblast | Any of various columnar epithelial cells in the central nervous system that develop into neuroglia |
Broader | epithelial cell | One of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium |
Catalan | epiteli cilíndric |
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