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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