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GANGLIOCYTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gangliocyte mean?
• GANGLIOCYTE (noun)
The noun GANGLIOCYTE has 1 sense:
1. a nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system
Familiarity information: GANGLIOCYTE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
gangliocyte; ganglion cell
Context example:
damage to ganglion cells in the retina may play a role in the development of glaucoma
Hypernyms ("gangliocyte" is a kind of...):
nerve cell; neuron (a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses)
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