epithelial cell

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epithelial cell - one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium epithelial tissue, epithelium - membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body columnar cell, columnar epithelial cell - an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have cilia cuboidal cell, cuboidal epithelial cell - an epithelial cell that shaped like a cube goblet cell - an epithelial cell that secretes mucous hair cell - a sensory epithelial cell present in the organ of Corti squamous cell - an epithelial cell that is flat like a plate and form a single layer of epithelial tissue gustatory cell, taste cell - an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve somatic cell, vegetative cell - any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes; "somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells";