astrocyte
astrocyte · astrocytes
астроцит
Astrozyt
astrocito
astrocyte
astrocita
astrocyt
astrócito
A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain, which forms the blood-brain…A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain, which forms the blood-brain barrier, among other functions.
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neuroglial cell in the shape of a star:
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By meaning 1
neuroglial cell in the shape of a star:
Meaning
1 sensesA neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain, which forms the blood-brain barrier, among other functions.
Astrozyt
астроци́тastrocít
More definitions
- comparatively large neuroglial cell
Origin
From astro- + -cyte.From astro- + -cyte.
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Forms
plural: astrocytes| Singular | astrocyte |
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Word family
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