| NOUN | body | glial cell, neurogliacyte, neuroglial cell | a cell of the neuroglia |
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| Meaning | A cell of the neuroglia. | |
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| Synonyms | neurogliacyte, neuroglial cell | |
| Part of | neuroglia, glia | sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system |
| Narrower | astrocyte | comparatively large neuroglial cell |
| microgliacyte | A cell of the microglia that may become phagocytic and collect waste products of nerve tissue | |
| oligodendrocyte | A cell of the oligodendroglia | |
| Broader | somatic cell, vegetative cell | Any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells |
| Spanish | glía, neuroglia | |
| Catalan | glia, neuròglia | |
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