| NOUN | body | astrocyte | comparatively large neuroglial cell |
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| Meaning | comparatively large neuroglial cell. | |
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| Part of | astroglia, macroglia | tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells |
| Narrower | fibrous astrocyte | star-shaped cells with long processes |
| protoplasmic astrocyte | A kind of astrocyte found in the grey matter | |
| Broader | neurogliacyte, neuroglial cell, glial cell | A cell of the neuroglia |
| Spanish | astrocito | |
| Catalan | astròcit | |
| Adjectives | astrocytic | of or relating to or containing large star-shaped cells in the neuroglia |
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