Glossary

A leukocyte present in pus. Cells of this type are often degenerated or necrotic.  

One of the original germ cells that in the embryo migrate to the gonadal ridge, where they form all of ...

Any cell that normally contains pigment granules.  

A cell of the olfactory mucosa that has receptors for the sense of smell. Olfactory cells are continuously replaced from ...

A cell that produces dentin and is responsible for the sensitivity of and metabolism of dentin in the tooth.  

A lymphocyte that is neither a T cell nor a B cell.  

Any cell found in the bone marrow that cannot reconstitute the marrow or give rise to more differentiated blood cells. ...

A non-nerve cell of the supporting tissue of the central nervous system and the retina of the eye. This type ...

A smooth muscle cell found between glandular cells and basement membrane of sweat, mammary, and salivary glands.  

A cell present in the bone marrow of patients with multiple myeloma.