| NOUN | body | microglia | neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic |
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| Meaning | neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic. | |
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| Parts | microgliacyte | A cell of the microglia that may become phagocytic and collect waste products of nerve tissue |
| Broader | neuroglia, glia | sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system |
| Spanish | microglia, microglía | |
| Catalan | micròglia | |
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