Parietal-cell
noun, Anatomy.
1.
any of the cells in the mucous membranes of the stomach that secrete hydrochloric acid.
noun
1.
any one of the cells in the lining of the stomach that produce hydrochloric acid
parietal cell n.
A cell of the gastric glands that secretes hydrochloric acid. Also called acid cell, oxyntic cell.
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