Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macroglial cell

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: macroglial -cell
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An astrocyte, oligodendrocyte or other glial cell that is not a microglial cell.

Example Sentences

"Thus, the ability to potentiate synaptic activity was specific to macroglial cells."

Etymology

From macro- + glial cell.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: macro

Inflected Forms

macroglial cells (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

microglial cell

Synonyms

macroglia

Questions

What does macroglial cell mean?: An astrocyte, oligodendrocyte or other glial cell that is not a microglial cell.
Where does macroglial cell come from?: From macro- + glial cell.

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