astrocyte

noun

Meaning

A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain.

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Related words

astroglia(English)neuroastrocyte(English)neurogliocyte(English)brain cell(English)neuroglia(English)neurocyte(English)glial cell(English)macroglial cell(English)glia(English)neuronal(English)proliferation(English)differentiation(English)

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