(anatomy, cytology) A dome-shaped cell with short microvilli, found in the bronchioles of the lungs, and capable of secreting glycosaminoglycans, in order to to protect the bronchiole lining.

Synonym of club cell

A dendritic cell of the skin and mucosa, containing Birbeck granules, and present in all layers of the epidermis but most prominent in the stratum spinosum.

A kind of somatostatin-producing cell found in the stomach, intestine, and islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.

A kind of specialized macrophage located in the liver lining the walls of the sinusoids that form part of the reticuloendothelial system.

An oval receptor cell having synaptic contacts with somatosensory afferents, found in the skin of vertebrates and associated with the sense of light touch discrimination of shapes and textures.

A locked room to incarcerate an inmate in prison.

(neuroanatomy) Any of several unrelated types of small neurons in various parts of the brain which have very small cell bodies.

A macrophage in Hansen's disease.

(informal) The act of speaking loudly or yelling into a cell phone/mobile.