damage to ganglion cells in the retina may play a role in the development of glaucoma
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\\-ˌsīt\ noun (-s)Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gangliocyte — SYN: ganglion cell. * * * gan·gli·o·cyte .sīt n GANGLION CELL * * * gan·glio·cyte (gangґgle o sīt″) [ganglio + cyte] ganglion cell (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
gangliocyte — gan·gli·o·cyte … English syllables
ganglion cell — noun a nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system damage to ganglion cells in the retina may play a role in the development of glaucoma • Syn: ↑gangliocyte • Hypernyms: ↑nerve cell, ↑neuron * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
ganglion cell — n a nerve cell having its body outside the central nervous system * * * 1. a form of large nerve cell characteristic of ganglia; called also gangliocyte. 2. any of those retinal cells that are the third (last) neurons in the vertical linkage of… … Medical dictionary
nerve cell — noun a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses • Syn: ↑neuron • Derivationally related forms: ↑neural (for: ↑neuron), ↑neuronic (for: ↑neuron), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
