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astrocytic

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as·tro·cyte  (str-st)
n.
A star-shaped cell, especially a neuroglial cell of nervous tissue.
astro·cytic (-stk) adj.
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Adj.1.astrocytic - of or relating to or containing large star-shaped cells in the neuroglia
neurology - the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system
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