astrocyte

English

Etymology

astro- +‎ -cyte

Noun

astrocyte (plural astrocytes)

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

Derived terms

Translations

neuroglial cell in the shape of a star

Czech: astrocyt m
German: Astrozyt m
Hindi: तारिकाणु (tārikāṇu)
Italian: astrocita (it) m

Japanese: 星状膠細胞 (せいじょうこうさいぼう, seijōkōsaibō)
Mandarin: 星形细胞 (xīng xíng xìbāo), 星细胞 (xīng xìbāo)
Nepali: तारिकाणु (tārikāṇu)
Spanish: astrocito (es) m

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