astrocyte
11astrocyte — astrocytic /as treuh sit ik/, adj. /as treuh suyt /, n. Cell Biol. a star shaped neuroglial cell of ectodermal origin. [1895 1900; ASTRO + CYTE] * * * …
12astrocyte — noun a neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain …
13astrocyte — One of the large neuroglia cells of nervous tissue. SEE ALSO: neuroglia. SYN: astroglia cell, astroglia, Cajal cell (2), Deiters cells (2), macroglia cell, macroglia, spider cell (1). [G. astron, star, + kytos …
14astrocyte — n. star shaped neuroglial cell which provides nutrients and insulation to nerve cells (Anatomy) …
15astrocyte — [ astrə(ʊ)sʌɪt] noun Anatomy a star shaped glial cell of the central nervous system. Derivatives astrocytic adjective …
16astrocyte — as·tro·cyte …
17astrocyte — astroglial cell; n. a type of cell with numerous sheet like processes extending from its cell body, found throughout the central nervous system. It is one of the several different types of cell that make up the glia. The cells have been ascribed… …
18astrocyte — as•tro•cyte [[t]ˈæs trəˌsaɪt[/t]] n. cbl a star shaped neuroglial cell of ectodermal origin • Etymology: 1895–1900 as tro•cyt′ic ˈsɪt ɪk adj …
19astrocyte — /ˈæstroʊsaɪt/ (say astrohsuyt) noun a star shaped cell, especially in neurology. {astro + cyte} …
20Alzheimer type II astrocyte — The Alzheimer type II astrocyte is a pathological type of cell in the brain. Alzheimer type II astrocytes are present in hepatic encephalopathy and Wilson s disease. [Blueprints Neurolgy, 2nd ed.] Alzheimer type II astrocytes are enlarged… …
