"glial cell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glial cells [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} glial cell (plural glial cells)
  1. (anatomy) A type of cell, in the nervous system, that provides support for the neurons. Wikipedia link: glial cell Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: glia Derived forms: radial glial cell Related terms: neuroglia Translations (cell type): gliacel [neuter] (Dutch), gliasolu (Finnish), hermotukisolu (Finnish), célula glial [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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