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pseudostratified

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pseudostratified
[-stra′tifīd]
Etymology: Gk, pseudes, false, stratum, cover
pertaining to a type of layered epithelium in which the nuclei of adjacent cells are at different levels.


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Histopathology of the specimen revealed a branchial fistula tract lined with pseudostratified columnar epithelium.
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Histologically, the lesion has a fibromuscular wall that is lined by cuboidal epithelium, although, rarely, lesions may be lined with pseudostratified epithelium and cilia.
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The adenoids are located at the back of the nasopharnyx in close proximity to inhaled pathogens and are covered with ciliated pseudostratified epithelium (respiratory epithelium) that may better support primary virus replication than the palantine and lingual tonsils, which are located in the lower pharynx and covered with nonkeratinized, stratified, squamous epithelium.
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