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astrocyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
as-tro-cyte
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From astro- + -cyte.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

astrocytes (plural)

Derived Forms

astrocytic astrocytical astrocytin astrocytogenesis astrocytoma astrocytopathy astrocytosis neuroastrocyte

Questions

What does astrocyte mean?
A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain, which forms the blood-brain barrier, among other functions.
Where does astrocyte come from?
From astro- + -cyte.

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