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astroglia cell (medicine) and actinal (medicine)


astroglia cell (medicine)


astroglia cell -->
astrocyte
<pathology> A glial cell found in vertebrate brain, named for its characteristic star like shape.

Astrocytes lend both mechanical and metabolic support for neurons, regulating the environment in which they function.

See: oligodendrocytes.


actinal (medicine)


actinal
<zoology> Pertaining to the part of a radiate animal which contains the mouth.

Origin: Gr, ray.

Source: Websters Dictionary