| ASTROCYTE | • astrocyte n. (Neurology) A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain. • ASTROCYTE n. a much-branched, star-shaped neuroglia cell. | 
| ATHROCYTE | • athrocyte n. (Biology) A cell that ingests foreign particles. • ATHROCYTE n. a cell having the ability to move and store foreign matter. | 
| CHONDROCYTE | • chondrocyte n. (Biology) A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage. • CHONDROCYTE n. a cartilage cell. | 
| ELECTROCYTE | • electrocyte n. (Anatomy) A modified striated muscle cell that does not contract, but produces electric signals; the… • ELECTROCYTE n. a specialized muscle or nerve cell that generates electricity. | 
| ENTEROCYTE | • enterocyte n. A cell found in the lining of the intestines and colon, participating in absorption of nutrients and… | 
| ERYTHROCYTE | • erythrocyte n. (Hematology, cytology) A hemoglobin-containing cell, especially as found in humans but more generally… • ERYTHROCYTE n. a red blood corpuscle. | 
| FIBROCYTE | • fibrocyte n. An inactive connective tissue cell that is capable of forming collagen. • FIBROCYTE n. a normally inactive fibroblast which proliferates following tissue damage. | 
| MACROCYTE | • macrocyte n. (Hematology, cytology) an unusually large red blood cell that is associated with pernicious anemia. • MACROCYTE n. an abnormally large red blood corpuscle. | 
| MICROCYTE | • microcyte n. An unusually small red blood cell found in some forms of anemia. • MICROCYTE n. an unusually small red blood cell. | 
| MICROSPOROCYTE | • microsporocyte n. (Biology) A cell that produces (typically four) microspores during meiosis. • MICROSPOROCYTE n. a microspore mother cell. | 
| OLIGODENDROCYTE | • oligodendrocyte n. (Biology) Any of the cells of the oligodendroglia in the nervous system. • OLIGODENDROCYTE n. a glial cell resembling an astrocyte but smaller with few and slender processes having few branches. | 
| SPHEROCYTE | • spherocyte n. (Cytology) A red blood cell that is spherical rather than biconcave, as occurs in spherocytosis. • SPHEROCYTE n. an abnormal red-blood cell that is spherical rather than disc-shaped. | 
| SPOROCYTE | • sporocyte n. A cell that produces haploid spores during meiosis. • SPOROCYTE n. a diploid cell that divides by meiosis to produce four haploid spores. |