epithelial cell
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1. one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | somatic cell, vegetative cell, |
| definition | : | any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | goblet cell, |
| definition | : | an epithelial cell that secretes mucous (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | hair cell, |
| definition | : | a sensory epithelial cell present in the organ of Corti (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | squamous cell, |
| definition | : | an epithelial cell that is flat like a plate and form a single layer of epithelial tissue (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | gustatory cell, taste cell, |
| definition | : | an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | epithelial tissue, epithelium, |
| definition | : | membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body (noun.body) |
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