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glial cell

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003566

Any of the cells that hold nerve cells in place and help them work the way they should. The types of glial cells include oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, microglia, and ependymal cells. Also called neuroglia.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003566
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsneuroglia
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003566",
  "term": "glial cell",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Any of the cells that hold nerve cells in place and help them work the way they should. The types of glial cells include oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, microglia, and ependymal cells. Also called neuroglia.",
  "synonyms": [
    "neuroglia"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/glial-cell/"
}

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