GOBLET CELL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does goblet cell mean? 

• GOBLET CELL (noun)
  The noun GOBLET CELL has 1 sense:

1. an epithelial cell that secretes mucous

  Familiarity information: GOBLET CELL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GOBLET CELL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An epithelial cell that secretes mucous

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("goblet cell" is a kind of...):

epithelial cell (one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium)

 Context examples 

An invasive mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma of the appendix characterized by a submucosal growth and the presence of neoplastic signet-ring cells resembling goblet cells of the intestine.

(Appendix Goblet Cell Carcinoid, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of goblet cells and the absence of microvacuolated columnar cells.

(Colorectal Goblet Cell Rich Hyperplastic Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

This group includes goblet cell rich, mucin poor, and microvesicular hyperplastic polyps.

(Colon Hyperplastic Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

Barrett epithelium is characterized by two different types of cells: goblet cells and columnar cells.

(Barrett esophagus, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

IL7 can be produced locally by intestinal epithelial and epithelial goblet cells, and may be a regulatory factor for intestinal mucosal lymphocytes.

(Interleukin-7, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

The mucosa has a large number of goblet cells but does not have any villi.

(Large Intestinal Wall Tissue, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare carcinoid tumor that arises from the ovary and is characterized by the presence of glands that are lined by cells that contain intracytoplasmic mucin or resemble goblet cells.

(Ovarian Mucinous Carcinoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

An invasive mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma of the gallbladder characterized by the presence of neoplastic signet-ring cells resembling goblet cells of the intestine.

(Gallbladder Goblet Cell Carcinoid, NCI Thesaurus)

Unlike goblet cells, they do not produce or secrete mucins, nor do they secrete cryptdins as do the paneth cells.

(Enterocyte, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It is characterized by the presence of neoplastic tubular glands lined by columnar cells or neoplastic glands lined by goblet cells.

(Extrahepatic Bile Duct Adenocarcinoma, Intestinal Type, NCI Thesaurus)