astrocyte

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noun

A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain, which forms the blood-brain barrier, among other functions.

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Meanings

nounastrocyte (plural astrocytes)

plural astrocytes

  1. medicineA neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain, which forms the blood-brain barrier, among other functions.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
astroglia

Origin

From astro- + -cyte.

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Translations

Catalan astròcit
  • astròcitneuroglial cell in the shape of a star
Chinese Mandarin 星狀細胞 /星状细胞, 星形膠質細胞 /星形胶质细胞
  • 星狀細胞 /星状细胞 (xīngzhuàng xìbāo)neuroglial cell in the shape of a star
  • 星形膠質細胞 /星形胶质细胞 (xīngxíng jiāozhì xìbāo)neuroglial cell in the shape of a star
Czech astrocyt
  • astrocytneuroglial cell in the shape of a star
Finnish astrosyytti, tähtisolu
  • astrosyyttineuroglial cell in the shape of a star
  • tähtisoluneuroglial cell in the shape of a star
French astrocyte
  • astrocyteneuroglial cell in the shape of a star
German Astrozyt
  • Astrozytneuroglial cell in the shape of a star
Hindi तारिकाणु
  • तारिकाणु (tārikāṇu)neuroglial cell in the shape of a star
Hungarian asztrocita
  • asztrocitaneuroglial cell in the shape of a star
Italian astrocita
  • astrocitaneuroglial cell in the shape of a star
Japanese 星状膠細胞, アストロサイト
  • 星状膠細胞 (seijōkōsaibō)neuroglial cell in the shape of a star
  • アストロサイト (asutorosaito)neuroglial cell in the shape of a star
Korean 성상 교 세포, 별 아교 세포
  • 성상 교 세포 (seongsang gyo sepo)neuroglial cell in the shape of a star
  • 별 아교 세포 (byeol agyo sepo)neuroglial cell in the shape of a star
Lithuanian astrocitas
  • astrocitasneuroglial cell in the shape of a star
Polish astrocyt
  • astrocytneuroglial cell in the shape of a star
Portuguese astrócito
  • astrócitoneuroglial cell in the shape of a star
Romanian astrocit
  • astrocitneuroglial cell in the shape of a star
Russian астроци́т
  • астроци́т (astrocít)neuroglial cell in the shape of a star
Spanish astrocito
  • astrocitoneuroglial cell in the shape of a star
Swedish astrocyt
  • astrocytneuroglial cell in the shape of a star
Cite this entry
APA

astrocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrocyte

MLA

“astrocyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrocyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astrocyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrocyte.

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