NOUN | body | neurogliacyte, neuroglial cell, glial cell | a cell of the neuroglia |
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Meaning | A cell of the neuroglia. | |
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Synonyms | neuroglial cell, glial 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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