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COLUMNAR CELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have cilia
Synonyms:
columnar cell; columnar epithelial cell
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("columnar cell" is a kind of...):
epithelial cell (one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "columnar cell"):
spongioblast (any of various columnar epithelial cells in the central nervous system that develop into neuroglia)
Context examples:
Columnar cell lesions are frequently found in breast biopsies but their biologic significance is not known.
(Columnar Cell Lesion of the Breast, NCI Thesaurus)
A morphologic finding indicating the transformation of non-columnar epithelial cells into columnar cells.
(Columnar Metaplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
Examples include atypical ductal hyperplasia, atypical lobular hyperplasia, and columnar cell hyperplasia with atypia.
(Atypical Hyperplasia of the Breast, NCI Thesaurus)
A columnar cell lesion characterized by the presence of enlarged terminal ductal lobular units with dilated acini.
(Columnar Cell Change of the Breast, NCI Thesaurus)
Barrett epithelium is characterized by two different types of cells: goblet cells and columnar cells.
(Barrett esophagus, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
Examples include atypical ductal hyperplasia, usual ductal hyperplasia, columnar cell hyperplasia, and atypical lobular hyperplasia.
(Breast Hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
The varied epithelium of the cervix; which is composed of nonkeratinized stratified squamous cells distally, and simple columnar cells proximally.
(Cervix Epithelium, NCI Thesaurus)
The epithelium of the endocervix, which consists of simple columnar cells.
(Cervix Glandular Epithelium, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of microvacuolated columnar cells that are admixed with small numbers of goblet cells.
(Colorectal Microvesicular Hyperplastic Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of goblet cells and the absence of microvacuolated columnar cells.
(Colorectal Goblet Cell Rich Hyperplastic Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)
