Goblet Cell

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 References

Introduction

• An epithelial cell distended at its apical end with mucous- containing secretory granules. The mucous within the granules gives the cell its characteristic 'goblet' appearance.

More General Terms

• epithelial cell

Additional Terms

• mucous membrane

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

goblet cell (beaker cell, caliciform cell, chalice cell)