CUBOIDAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cuboidal mean? 

• CUBOIDAL (adjective)
  The adjective CUBOIDAL has 1 sense:

1. shaped like a cube

  Familiarity information: CUBOIDAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUBOIDAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shaped like a cube

Synonyms:

cube-shaped; cubelike; cubical; cubiform; cuboid; cuboidal

Similar:

cubic; three-dimensional (having the shape of a cube; having three dimensions)

Derivation:

cube (a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides)

cube (a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces)

 Context examples 

A carcinoma morphologically characterized the presence of cuboidal mucous cells, goblet-like mucous cells, squamoid cells, cystic changes, and a fibrotic stromal formation.

(Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of ductal structures which are lined by an inner layer of cuboidal epithelial-type cells and an outer layer of myoepithelial cells with clear or eosinophilic cytoplasm.

(Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of multiple cysts lined by flattened or cuboidal mesothelial cells.

(Multicystic Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)

Most glandular secretory cells are cuboidal epithelial cells and the ducts of most exocrine glands and kidney tubules are lined by cuboidal cells.

(Cuboidal Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

A simple cuboidal epithelial cell lining the collecting duct of the kidney.

(Collecting Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of gland-like structures that are lined by flat or cuboidal cells.

(Fallopian Tube Adenomatoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A variant of gastric adenocarcinoma with exophytic growth and elongated finger-like processes lined by cylindrical or cuboidal cells supported by fibrovascular connective tissue cores.

(Gastric Papillary Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Branches of the lactiferous duct are lined with a simple cuboidal epithelium.

(Mammary Epithelium, NCI Thesaurus)

The cystic spaces are lined by small cuboidal cells without evidence of significant cytologic atypia.

(Microcystic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Intestinal enterocytes are low columnar to cuboidal cells comprising the majority of the epithelial tissue in the intestine and colon.

(Large Intestinal Glandular Cell, NCI Thesaurus)