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COLUMNAR
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by columns
Example:
columnar construction
Classified under:
Similar:
columned (having or resembling columns; having columns of a specified kind (often used as a combining form))
Derivation:
column ((architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having the form of a column
Example:
a columnlike tree trunk
Synonyms:
columnar; columniform; columnlike
Classified under:
Similar:
columned (having or resembling columns; having columns of a specified kind (often used as a combining form))
Derivation:
column (anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower)
Context examples:
Cuboidal to columnar epithelium with prominent rounded nuclei.
(Mouse Cholangiocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
A benign neoplasm of the ovary characterized by the presence of glands with mucinous columnar epithelial cells in a fibrotic stroma.
(Ovarian Mucinous Adenofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign neoplasm of the ovary characterized by the presence of cystic structures lined by mucinous columnar epithelial cells in a fibrotic stroma.
(Ovarian Mucinous Cystadenofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of columnar mucin-producing epithelial cells and ovarian-type stroma formation.
(Pancreatic Mucinous-Cystic Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A cystic epithelial neoplasm characterized by the presence of columnar mucin-producing epithelial cells, ovarian-type stroma formation, and a focal or extensive invasive carcinomatous component.
(Pancreatic Mucinous-Cystic Neoplasm with an Associated Invasive Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Papillae have fibrovascular core lined by cuboidal to columnar cells with varying degree of pleomorphism.
(Papillary Adenocarcinoma of the Mouse Pulmonary System, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
Consists primarily of papillary structures lined by cuboidal to columnar cells.
(Papillary Adenoma of the Mouse Pulmonary System, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
It is composed of columnar, mucin-producing epithelial cells.
(Pancreatic Mucinous Cystadenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia characterized by the presence of tall columnar cells that form papillary, micropapillary, or basally pseudostratified architectural patterns.
(Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia-1B, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign neoplasm of the ovary characterized by the presence of cystic structures lined by mucinous columnar epithelial cells.
(Ovarian Mucinous Cystadenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
