| Term: | intestinal epithelium epithelial cell |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Synonyms: | epithelial cells |
| Definition: | A cell that is usually found in a two-dimensional sheet with a free surface. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009034] |