cuboidal

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Short bones, or cuboidal bones, are bones that are the same width and length, giving them a cube-like shape.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Simple cuboidal epithelial cells are involved in the filtering of blood in the kidney.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The different types of epithelial tissues are characterized by their cellular shapes and arrangements: squamous, cuboidal, or columnar epithelia.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

In simple cuboidal epithelium, the nucleus of the box-like cells appears round and is generally located near the center of the cell.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Others weather into large cuboidal blocks which may produce structures resembling cyclopean masonry.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various