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

A hypothetical neuron that represents a complex but specific concept or object, and activates upon recognition.

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.

Alternative form of cellblock

plural of cell block

A transducer used to create an electrical signal whose magnitude is directly proportional to the force being measured.

Synonym of club cell

(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.

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

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.