Definition that contains epithelial cell
- channel a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
- canal a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
- duct a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
- mucus protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium
- cmv any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems
- cytomegalovirus any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems
- columnar epithelial cell an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have cilia
- gustatory cell an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve
- cell death (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)
- 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