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glial cell vs microgliacyte

microgliacyte vs glial cell

glial cell and microgliacyte both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
glial cell Yes No No No
microgliacyte Yes No No No
As nouns, microgliacyte is a hyponym of glial cell; that is, microgliacyte is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than glial cell:
  • glial cell: a cell of the neuroglia
  • microgliacyte: a cell of the microglia that may become phagocytic and collect waste products of nerve tissue
Other hyponyms of glial cell include astrocyte, oligodendrocyte.
glial cell (noun) microgliacyte (noun)
a cell of the neuroglia a cell of the microglia that may become phagocytic and collect waste products of nerve tissue
Difference between glial cell and microgliacyte

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