Astrocyte Definition

ăstrə-sīt
astrocytes
noun
A star-shaped cell, especially a neuroglial cell of nervous tissue.
American Heritage
A star-shaped cell of the brain and spinal cord.
Webster's New World
Any of a group of star-shaped cells that have long processes extending out in all directions and are components of the neuroglia, providing support for neurons in the central nervous system and playing a variety of roles in synaptic transmission.
American Heritage Medicine

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

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astrocyte
Plural:
astrocytes

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