Term Name:	medullary thymic epithelial cell
Synonyms:	mTEC
Definition:	An epithelial cell of the medullary thymus. This cell type expresses a diverse range of tissue-specific antigens. This promiscuous gene expression is a cell-autonomous property of medullary epithelial cells and is maintained during the entire period of thymic T cell output.
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [CL:0002365]