macroglial cell

English

Etymology

macro- +‎ glial cell

Noun

macroglial cell (plural macroglial cells)

1. (neurology) An astrocyte, oligodendrocyte or other glial cell that is not a microglial cell.
   • 1997 September 12, Frank W. Pfrieger & Barbara A. Barres, “Synaptic Efficacy Enhanced by Glial Cells in Vitro”^[1], Science, volume 277, number 5332, DOI:10.1126/science.277.5332.1684, pages 1684-1687: 

     Thus, the ability to potentiate synaptic activity was specific to macroglial cells.

Synonyms

• macroglia

Coordinate terms

• microglial cell