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noun
A neuroepithelial cell that develops into neuroglial and ependymal cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
any of various columnar epithelial cells in the central nervous system that develop into neuroglia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: columnar cell, columnar epithelial cell
History
From spongio- + -blast.
