PSEUDOSTOMATOUS CELL
\sˌuːdə͡ʊstəmˈɑːtəs sˈɛl], \sˌuːdəʊstəmˈɑːtəs sˈɛl], \s_ˌuː_d_əʊ_s_t_ə_m_ˈɑː_t_ə_s s_ˈɛ_l]\
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A cell in the subepithelial layer of a mucous or serous membrane which sends processes between the epithelial cells proper to the free surface. The exposed ends of these processes stain deeply with silver and form the so-called pseudostomata.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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