noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The glial cells of the immune system; they can function as phagocytes plural, plural-only
2. 2
   neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic wordnet

Synonyms

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brain macrophagecns macrophagedisease associated microgliamicroglial activation statesmicroglial cellmicroglial morphologies

Antonyms

All antonyms

inactive glial cellsneuronsnonimmune brain cells

Etymology

From micro- + glia.