Definition of glial cell Glial cell
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What does glial cell mean?
WordNet
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| glial cell - a cell of the neuroglia | ||
| neurogliacyte, neuroglial cell | ||
| 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; "somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells"; | ||
| 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 | ||
| astrocyte comparatively large neuroglial cell | ||
| microgliacyte a cell of the microglia that may become phagocytic and collect waste products of nerve tissue | ||
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Wiktionary 
- glial cell (Noun)
A type of cell, in the nervous system , that provides support for the neurons.
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glial cell
A non-neuronal cell that maintains homeostasis, forms myelin, and provides support and protection for the brain's neurons.
