gemistocyte

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• gemistocyte — SYN: gemistocytic astrocyte. [G. gemistos, loaded, fr. gemizo, to fill, + cyte] * * * ge·mis·to·cyte (jə misґto sīt″) [Gr. gemistos laden, full + cyte] a pathologic astrocyte in which the cell body swells considerably, the nucleus …   Medical dictionary

• gemistocytic astrocyte — gemistocyte …   Medical dictionary

• astrocyte — One of the large neuroglia cells of nervous tissue. SEE ALSO: neuroglia. SYN: astroglia cell, astroglia, Cajal cell (2), Deiters cells (2), macroglia cell, macroglia, spider cell (1). [G. astron, star, + kytos …   Medical dictionary