Term Name: epithelial cell
Synonyms: epitheliocyte
Definition: A cell that is usually found in a two-dimensional sheet with a free surface. The cell has a cytoskeleton that allows for tight cell to cell contact and for cell polarity where apical part is directed towards the lumen and the basal part to the basal lamina.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0000066]

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is part of: epithelium
is a type of: animal cell
has subtype: amnioserosal cell arcade cell auditory epithelial cell barrier epithelial cell bronchial epithelial cell colon epithelial cell columnar/cuboidal epithelial cell conjunctival epithelial cell coronet cell cortical thymic epithelial cell cuticle secreting cell duct epithelial cell ecto-epithelial cell endo-epithelial cell epidermal cell epithelial cell of alimentary canal epithelial cell of alveolus of lung epithelial cell of amnion epithelial cell of anal column epithelial cell of appendix epithelial cell of cervix epithelial cell of distal tubule epithelial cell of esophagus epithelial cell of exocrine pancreas epithelial cell of external acoustic meatus epithelial cell of gall bladder epithelial cell of glomerular capsule epithelial cell of lacrimal canaliculus epithelial cell of lacrimal sac epithelial cell of lung epithelial cell of nephron epithelial cell of pancreas epithelial cell of proximal tubule epithelial cell of skin gland epithelial cell of stomach epithelial cell of sweat gland epithelial cell of tracheobronchial tree epithelial cell of umbilical artery epithelial cell of urethra epithelial cell of visceral layer of glomerular capsule epithelial cell of viscerocranial mucosa fenestrated cell follicular epithelial cell gingival epithelial cell glandular epithelial cell hepatocyte intestinal epithelial cell ionocyte iris pigment epithelial cell kidney epithelial cell leading edge cell mammary gland epithelial cell medullary thymic epithelial cell meso-epithelial cell mesonephric nephron tubule epithelial cell metanephric nephron tubule epithelial cell multi-ciliated epithelial cell nasopharyngeal epithelial cell nephron tubule epithelial cell olfactory epithelial cell open tracheal system tracheocyte outer root sheath cell ovarian surface epithelial cell parietal epithelial cell placental epithelial cell pronephric nephron tubule epithelial cell reticular layer of dermis fibroblast retinal pigment epithelial cell seminiferous tubule epithelial cell sensory epithelial cell single ciliated epithelial cell squamous epithelial cell stratified epithelial cell syncytial epithelial cell tracheal epithelial cell transitional epithelial cell vertebrate lens cell vestibular dark cell yolk sac hematopoietic stem cell
disjoint_from: leukocyte