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单词 astrocyte
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astrocyte

[ as-truh-sahyt ]
/ ˈæs trəˌsaɪt /

noun Cell Biology.

a star-shaped neuroglial cell of ectodermal origin.

Origin of astrocyte

First recorded in 1895–1900; astro- + -cyte

OTHER WORDS FROM astrocyte

as·tro·cyt·ic [as-truh-sit-ik], /ˌæs trəˈsɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby astrocyte

astroblastoma, astrobleme, astrobotany, astrochemistry, astrocompass, astrocyte, astrocytoma, astrodome, astrodynamics, astrogate, astrogeology
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British Dictionary definitions for astrocyte

astrocyte
/ (ˈæstrəʊˌsaɪt) /

noun

any of the star-shaped cells in the tissue supporting the brain and spinal cord (neuroglia)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for astrocyte

astrocyte
[ ăstrə-sīt′ ]

n.

One of the large neuroglia cells of nervous tissue.astroglia Deiters' cell macroglia
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for astrocyte

astrocyte
[ ăstrə-sīt′ ]

A star-shaped cell, especially one of the glial cells that support the tissue of the central nervous system.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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