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Glandular epithelium

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003556

A type of tissue that lines certain internal organs and makes and releases substances in the body, such as mucous, digestive juices, and other fluids. Glandular epithelium is commonly found in the breast, lung, stomach, colon, pancreas, prostate, uterus, and cervix. Also called glandular tissue.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003556
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsglandular tissue
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of tissue that lines certain internal organs and makes and releases substances in the body, such as mucous, digestive juices, and other fluids. Glandular epithelium is commonly found in the breast, lung, stomach, colon, pancreas, prostate, uterus, and cervix. Also called glandular tissue.",
  "synonyms": [
    "glandular tissue"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/glandular-epithelium/"
}

Record 7,997 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.