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MICROGLIACYTE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cell of the microglia that may become phagocytic and collect waste products of nerve tissue
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("microgliacyte" is a kind of...):
glial cell; neurogliacyte; neuroglial cell (a cell of the neuroglia)
Holonyms ("microgliacyte" is a part of...):
microglia (neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic)
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