Microglia

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of the small neuroglial cells of the central nervous system having long processes and amoeboid and phagocytic activity at sites of neural damage or inflammation.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The glial cells of the immune system; they can function as phagocytes
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic
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    neuroglia    glia   
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