microglia

Noun
  1. Neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic (synset 105475863)
    is a type of: glia, neuroglia - sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system
    has: microgliacyte - a cell of the microglia that may become phagocytic and collect waste products of nerve tissue

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