Term: intestinal epithelium epithelial cell
Note: This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name.
Name: intestinal epithelium
Synonyms: intestine epithelium, villous epithelium
Definition: Simple columnar epithelium that lines the intestine, sometimes pseudostratified, with absorptive brush-border cells and mucous goblet cells clearly visible.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005124]
Name: epithelial cell
Synonyms: epithelial cells
Definition: A cell that is usually found in a two-dimensional sheet with a free surface.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009034]