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a microglial cell that is globular and swollen after having phagocytized debris from cells destroyed pathologically in the central nervous system; called also compound granule c. and compound granular corpuscle.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Gitter cell — A gitter cell is a microglial cell that is globular and swollen after having phagocytized debris from cells destroyed pathologically in the central nervous system. Also called compound granule cell or compound granular corpuscle … Wikipedia
gitter cell — ˈgid.ə(r) noun Etymology: German gitter lattice, grating, probably alteration of Middle High German geter, from Old High German getiri; akin to Old High German gataro door and probably to Old English gaderian to gather more at gather : an… … Useful english dictionary
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
compound granule cell — gitter c … Medical dictionary
fatty granule cell — gitter c … Medical dictionary
Particle in Cell — Der Begriff Particle in Cell (PIC, zu deutsch etwa Teilchen in einer Zelle ) bezeichnet in der theoretischen Physik eine Technik zum Lösen bestimmter Klassen von partiellen Differentialgleichungen. Kernelement dabei ist, dass simulierte Teilchen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
microglia cell — microglial cell one of the small interstitial phagocytic cells of the microglia; see also gitter c. Called also microgliocyte and Hortega c … Medical dictionary
compound granular corpuscle — gitter cell … Medical dictionary
Microglia — Code TH H2.00.06.2.00004 Microglia are a type of glial cell that are the resident macrophages of the brain and spinal cord, and thus act as the first and main form of active immune defense in the central nervous system (CNS). Microglia constitute … Wikipedia
gitterzelle — SYN: gitter cell. [Ger. fr. Gitter, lattice, + Zelle, cell] … Medical dictionary
