microglia

Noun

Meaning

neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

neuroglia motor neuron glia glial cell brain cell Purkinje cell astrocyte sensory neuron gangliocyte interneuron interstitial tissue microglial epithelial glial cells bergmann glia ependymal cells
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Hypernyms

neuroglia glia

Examples

But ongoing and cumulative assaults to the brain (e.g., fever, physical assault and emotional trauma) will cause the microglia to remain chronically up-regulated, causing them to continuously spew out inflammatory, tissue-destroying chemicals. Source: Internet

A robust, efficient method for deriving microglia, the immune cells of the brain, from human stem cells has been developed by researchers. Source: Internet

You have plaques, tangles, inflammation and microglia devouring that synapse. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

microgestural microgesture microginin microgliacyte microglial microgliocyte