- mossy cell
- 1. protoplasmic astrocyte. 2. any of the cells of the oligodendroglia or of the microglia.
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mossy cell
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spider cell — noun : one of the astrocytes typical of the white matter and distinguished from the mossy cells by very long unbranched processes … Useful english dictionary
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