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astroglial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
as-troglial
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the astrocytes, the star-shaped glial cells of the brain and spinal cord

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der. English astro- English glia English astroglia English -al English astroglial From astroglia + -al.

Derived Forms

astroglially nonastroglial

Questions

What does astroglial mean?
Of or pertaining to the astrocytes, the star-shaped glial cells of the brain and spinal cord
Where does astroglial come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der. English astro- English glia English astroglia English -al English astroglial From astroglia + -al.

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