neurogliacyte

Noun
  1. A cell of the neuroglia (synset 105475084)
    is a type of: somatic cell, vegetative cell - any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes
    subtypes:
    • astrocyte - comparatively large neuroglial cell
    • microgliacyte - a cell of the microglia that may become phagocytic and collect waste products of nerve tissue
    • oligodendrocyte - a cell of the oligodendroglia
    is a part 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
    same as: glial cell, neuroglial cell

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