CILIATED EPITHELIUM
\sˈɪlɪˌe͡ɪtɪd ˌɛpɪθˈiːli͡əm], \sˈɪlɪˌeɪtɪd ˌɛpɪθˈiːliəm], \s_ˈɪ_l_ɪ__ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_d ˌɛ_p_ɪ_θ_ˈiː_l_iə_m]\
Definitions of CILIATED EPITHELIUM
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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An epithelium found lining various passages, usually with columnar cells, the free edge of each of which has a bunch of fine tapering vibratile hairlike outgrowths.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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An epitheliumin which the free ends of the cells composing it bear cilia. It is usually composed of a layer of ciliated columnar cells with broad free ends and slender attached ends, while between the attached ends there are one or more layers of rounder cells.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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