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acid cell

–noun
1. Electricity. a cell using an acid electrolyte.
2. parietal cell.

parietal cell

–noun Anatomy.
any of the cells in the mucous membranes of the stomach that secrete hydrochloric acid.
Also called acid cell.


Origin:
1870–75
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Main Entry: parietal cell
Function: noun
: any of the large oval cells of the gastric mucous membrane that secrete hydrochloric acid and lie between the chief cells andthe basement membrane
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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acid cell n.
See parietal cell.

parietal cell n.
A cell of the gastric glands that secretes hydrochloric acid. Also called acid cell, oxyntic cell.

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