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GLIAL CELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cell of the neuroglia
Synonyms:
glial cell; neurogliacyte; neuroglial cell
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("glial cell" is a kind of...):
somatic cell; vegetative cell (any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "glial cell"):
astrocyte (comparatively large neuroglial cell)
microgliacyte (a cell of the microglia that may become phagocytic and collect waste products of nerve tissue)
oligodendrocyte (a cell of the oligodendroglia)
Holonyms ("glial cell" is a part of...):
glia; neuroglia (sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system)
Context examples:
Abnormal growth of the glial cells that comprise the brainstem.
(Brain Stem Astrocytoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Glial cell derived tumors arising from the optic nerve, usually presenting in childhood.
(Optic Nerve Glioma, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
To better understand this process, Menachem Katz, a researcher at Rockefeller University, looked to C. elegans CEPsh glial cells, which he suspected to be the worm equivalents of astrocytes.
(Research on repetitive worm behavior has implications for understanding human diseases, National Science Foundation)
It is characterized by the presence of elongated, spindle-shaped neoplastic glial cells that form storiform patterns or interlacing fascicular arrangements.
(Pituicytoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A morphologic finding that refers to the accumulation of glial cells encircling vessels in a tissue specimen.
(Perivascular Satellitosis, NCI Thesaurus)
A morphologic finding that refers to the accumulation of glial cells encircling neurons and/or vessels in a tissue specimen.
(Perineuronal and/or Perivascular Satellitosis, NCI Thesaurus)
A morphologic finding that refers to the accumulation of glial cells encircling neurons in a tissue specimen.
(Perineuronal Satellitosis, NCI Thesaurus)
Cells in both structures differentiate into various glial cells and immature neurons that migrate; differentiate axons, dendrites, and synapses; and mature.
(Nervous System Development, NCI Thesaurus)
A tumor composed of two or more glial cell types (astrocytes, ependymal cells, and oligodendrocytes).
(Mixed glioma, NCI Thesaurus)
A neoplasm of the central nervous system composed of glial cells (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymal cells), for which the malignancy status has not been determined.
(Neuroglial Tumor, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
