| ASTROCYTES | • astrocytes n. Plural of astrocyte. • ASTROCYTE n. a much-branched, star-shaped neuroglia cell. |
| ATHROCYTES | • athrocytes n. Plural of athrocyte. • ATHROCYTE n. a cell having the ability to move and store foreign matter. |
| FIBROCYTES | • fibrocytes n. Plural of fibrocyte. • FIBROCYTE n. a normally inactive fibroblast which proliferates following tissue damage. |
| MACROCYTES | • macrocytes n. Plural of macrocyte. • MACROCYTE n. an abnormally large red blood corpuscle. |
| MICROCYTES | • microcytes n. Plural of microcyte. • MICROCYTE n. an unusually small red blood cell. |
| SPOROCYTES | • sporocytes n. Plural of sporocyte. • SPOROCYTE n. a diploid cell that divides by meiosis to produce four haploid spores. |
| ENTEROCYTES | • enterocytes n. Plural of enterocyte. |
| SPHEROCYTES | • spherocytes n. Plural of spherocyte. • SPHEROCYTE n. an abnormal red-blood cell that is spherical rather than disc-shaped. |
| CHONDROCYTES | • chondrocytes n. Plural of chondrocyte. • CHONDROCYTE n. a cartilage cell. |
| ELECTROCYTES | • electrocytes n. Plural of electrocyte. • ELECTROCYTE n. a specialized muscle or nerve cell that generates electricity. |
| ERYTHROCYTES | • erythrocytes n. Plural of erythrocyte. • ERYTHROCYTE n. a red blood corpuscle. |
| MICROSPOROCYTES | • microsporocytes n. Plural of microsporocyte. • MICROSPOROCYTE n. a microspore mother cell. |