goblet cell
noun
: a mucus-secreting epithelial cell (as of intestinal columnar epithelium) that is distended at the free end
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If goblet cells on the conjunctiva (lining of the eyelids and white of the eye) are affected, the mucin layer will also be affected.
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Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
Those expanding goblet cell army ranks fueled a surge in ACE2, as Sheltzer and his coauthors described in a study published in Developmental Cell in mid-May. Memorial Day Sale.
—Megan Molteni, Wired, 1 June 2020
This layer comes from some of the goblet cells your body needs to produce mucus.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 14 Aug. 2018
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Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
Those expanding goblet cell army ranks fueled a surge in ACE2, as Sheltzer and his coauthors described in a study published in Developmental Cell in mid-May. Memorial Day Sale.
—Megan Molteni, Wired, 1 June 2020
This layer comes from some of the goblet cells your body needs to produce mucus.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 14 Aug. 2018
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“Goblet cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goblet%20cell. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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goblet cell
noun
gob·let cell
ˈgäb-lət- 
: a mucus-secreting epithelial cell (as of columnar epithelium) that is distended with secretion or its precursors at the free end
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