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macroglial

macroglial adjective: of or relating to macroglia.

Adjective

macroglial (not comparable)

  1. of or relating to macroglia
    • Thus, the ability to potentiate synaptic activity was specific to macroglial cells.1997 September 12, Frank W. Pfrieger, Barbara A. Barres, “Synaptic Efficacy Enhanced by Glial Cells in Vitro”, in Science, volume 277, number 5332, →DOI, pages 1684–1687

Origin of macroglial

From macro- + glial.

Words formed from macroglial

Phrases with macroglial

Questions about macroglial

What does macroglial mean?
Macroglial means of or relating to macroglia.
What part of speech is macroglial?
Macroglial is an adjective.

Words near macroglial in the dictionary

  1. macrogeometries
  2. macrogeometry
  3. macrogland
  4. macroglands
  5. macroglia
  6. macroglial
  7. macroglial cell
  8. macroglial cells
  9. macrogliosis
  10. macrogloblinemia
  11. macroglobulin

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