columnar epithelium

Term ID

UBERON:0012274

Synonyms

Definition

An epithelium that consists of columnar epithelial cells. Columnar epithelia are epithelial cells whose heights are at least four times their width. Columnar epithelia are divided into simple (or unilayered), and the rarer stratified (or multi-layered).[WP, modified] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columnar_epithelium

References

• Columnar:epithelium

Ontology

Cell Ontology