"mossy cell" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mossy cells [plural]
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  1. (anatomy) A kind of excitatory cell in the hilus of the dentate gyrus within the brain, thought to play a preparatory role in data retrieval. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-mossy_cell-en-noun-~~wjEgj2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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