MICROGLIACYTE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A cell of the microglia that may become phagocytic and collect waste products of nerve tissue

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Nouns denoting body parts

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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