Term Name:	pneumocyte
Synonyms:	alveolar epithelial cell, pneumonocyte
Definition:	An epithelial cell that lines the peripheral gas exchange region of the lungs of air-breathing vertebrates.
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [CL:0000322]

Relationships

is part of:	pulmonary alveolus epithelium
is a type of:	epithelial cell of alveolus of lung
has subtype:	type I pneumocyte type II pneumocyte