"macroglial cell" meaning in All languages combined

See macroglial cell on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: macroglial cells [plural]
Etymology: macro- + glial cell Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|macro|glial cell}} macro- + glial cell Head templates: {{en-noun}} macroglial cell (plural macroglial cells)
  1. (neurology) An astrocyte, oligodendrocyte or other glial cell that is not a microglial cell. Categories (topical): Neurology Synonyms: macroglia Coordinate_terms: microglial cell
    Sense id: en-macroglial_cell-en-noun-aeel0sNf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with macro- Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

Inflected forms

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