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astrocyte en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From astro- + -cyte.

Meanings

1. A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain, which forms the blood-brain barrier, among other functions.

Forms

Deriveds

neuroastrocyte · astrocytoma · astrocytosis · astrocytogenesis · astrocytic · astrocytin · astrocytopathy · astrocytical

Translations (28)

pt astrócito (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · pl astrocyt (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · fi tähtisolu (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · es astrocito (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · ru астроци́т (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · de Astrozyt (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · fi astrosyytti (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · it astrocita (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · ja 星状膠細胞 (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · io astrocito (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · sv astrocyt (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · ro astrocit (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · ne तारिकाणु (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · lt astrocitas (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · hi तारिकाणु (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · kk астроцит (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · hu asztrocita (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · sl astrocit (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · ko 성상 교 세포 (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · ky астроцит (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · hy աստրոցիտ (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · ko 별 아교 세포 (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · cmn 星形膠質細胞 /星形胶质细胞 (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · ca astròcit (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · cs astrocyt (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · ja アストロサイト (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · fr astrocyte (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) · cmn 星狀細胞 /星状细胞 (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star)