See Also: gemistocytic astrocyte(medicine)
gemistocytic reaction(medicine)
gemistocytic astrocytoma(medicine)
gemistocytic cell(medicine)
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astrocyte(medicine)
fibrous astrocyte(medicine)
type 2 astrocyte(medicine)
reactive astrocyte(medicine)
protoplasmic astrocyte(medicine)

gemistocytic astrocyte (medicine)


gemistocytic astrocyte
<cell biology> A round to oval astrocyte cell with abundant cytoplasm containing glial filaments and an eccentric nucleus; may contain two nuclei in the cell hypertrophy of astrocytes.

Synonym: gemistocyte, gemistocytic cell, reactive astrocyte, reactive cell.