astrocyte

[ as-truh-sahyt ]

nounCell Biology.
  1. a star-shaped neuroglial cell of ectodermal origin.

Origin of astrocyte

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; astro- + -cyte

Other words from astrocyte

  • as·tro·cyt·ic [as-truh-sit-ik], /ˌæs trəˈsɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words Nearby astrocyte

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use astrocyte in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for astrocyte

astrocyte

/ (ˈæstrəʊˌsaɪt) /


noun
  1. any of the star-shaped cells in the tissue supporting the brain and spinal cord (neuroglia)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for astrocyte

astrocyte

[ ăstrə-sīt′ ]


  1. A star-shaped cell, especially one of the glial cells that support the tissue of the central nervous system.

The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.