| ASTROCYTES | • astrocytes n. Plural of astrocyte. • ASTROCYTE n. a much-branched, star-shaped neuroglia cell. |
| ASTROCYTIC | • astrocytic adj. Of or pertaining to the astrocytes. • ASTROCYTIC adj. relating to an astrocyte, 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. |
| ENTEROCYTE | • enterocyte n. A cell found in the lining of the intestines and colon, participating in absorption of nutrients and… |
| FIBROCYTES | • fibrocytes n. Plural of fibrocyte. • FIBROCYTE n. a normally inactive fibroblast which proliferates following tissue damage. |
| HETEROCYST | • heterocyst n. Alternative form of heterocyte. • HETEROCYST n. a cell larger than the others, and of different appearance, occurring in certain algae related to nostoc. |
| MACROCYCLE | • macrocycle n. (Chemistry) a cyclic macromolecule, or a macrocyclic portion of a molecule. • macrocycle n. In sports training, an annual plan that works towards peaking for the goal competition of the year. • MACROCYCLE n. a macrocyclic organic molecule or compound. |
| MACROCYSTS | • macrocysts n. Plural of macrocyst. • MACROCYST n. an unusually large cyst. |
| MACROCYTES | • macrocytes n. Plural of macrocyte. • MACROCYTE n. an abnormally large red blood corpuscle. |
| MACROCYTIC | • macrocytic adj. Of or pertaining to macrocytes. • MACROCYTIC adj. relating to a macrocyte. |
| MICROCYTES | • microcytes n. Plural of microcyte. • MICROCYTE n. an unusually small red blood cell. |
| MICROCYTIC | • microcytic adj. Of or pertaining to microcytes. • MICROCYTIC adj. of or like a microcyte. |
| PROCYONIDS | • procyonids n. Plural of procyonid. • PROCYONID n. a member of the Procyonidae: racoons, coatis etc. |
| 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. |
| SPOROCYSTS | • sporocysts n. Plural of sporocyst. • SPOROCYST n. a rounded, thick-walled structure produced, as by protozoans, in the process of sporulation. |
| SPOROCYTES | • sporocytes n. Plural of sporocyte. • SPOROCYTE n. a diploid cell that divides by meiosis to produce four haploid spores. |