chief cell
noun
\ ˌchēf-
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Medical Definition of chief cell
1
: one of the cells that line the lumen of the fundic glands of the stomach:
a
: a small cell with granular cytoplasm that secretes pepsin
b
: a larger cell with hyaline cytoplasm and a mucoid secretion — compare parietal cell
2
: one of the secretory cells of the parathyroid glands