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
- cuboidal epithelial cell an epithelial cell that shaped like a cube
- ghrelin a gastrointestinal hormone produced by epithelial cells lining the fundus of the stomach; appears to be a stimulant for appetite and feeding, but is also a strong stimulant of growth hormone secretion from the anterior pituitary
- necrobiosis (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)
- mucous secretion 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