chief cells
1. epithelial cells, either columnar or cuboidal, that line the lower portions of the gastric glands and secrete pepsin; called also peptic c's. 2. pinealocytes. 3. the most abundant cells of the parathyroid glands, being polygonal epithelial cells rich in glycogen, having granular cytoplasm and vesicular nuclei, and arranged in plates or cords. Called also principal c's. 4. the principal chromaffin cells of the paraganglia, each of which is surrounded by supporting cells. 5. chromophobe c's.
Medical dictionary.
2011.