goblet cell (beaker cell, caliciform cell, chalice cell)
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Introduction
An epithelial cell distended at its apical end with mucous- containing secretory granules. The mucous within the granules gives the cell its characteristic 'goblet' appearance.
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References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999