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noun
Any of various glial cells that are larger than microglia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: astroglia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: neuroglia, glia
History
From macro- + glia.
