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Noun: astrocyte  'as-tru,sIt
  1. Comparatively large neuroglial cell
    "Astrocytes help regulate the chemical environment of nerve cells"

Derived forms: astrocytes

Type of: glial cell, neurogliacyte, neuroglial cell

Part of: astroglia, macroglia

Encyclopedia: Astrocyte