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Astrocyte meaning

A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain.

Synonyms of Astrocyte

neurogliacyte neuroglial cell glial cell

Using Astrocyte

  • The main meaning on this page is: A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain.
  • Useful related words include: neurogliacyte, neuroglial cell, glial cell.

Context around Astrocyte

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 15 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

particular 1×

Often after:

glial 1× cell 1×

Sentence patterns with Astrocyte

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

in particular astrocyte glial cells 1× present in astrocyte cell cultures 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in particular astrocyte 1× these are direct 1×

Common sentence endings:

new stroke treatments 1× not containing neurons 1×

Words around Astrocyte

Just before it in the word index:

astrobotic 25 astrobiology 16 astrobiologists 6 astrobiologist 7 astrobiological 4 astro 114

Just after it in the word index:

astrocytes 11 astrocytoma 4 astrodome 9 astrof 2 astrofisica 2 astrogation 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Astrocyte

  • In this selection, "astrocyte" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 15 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, particular, glial and cell stand out and add context to how "astrocyte" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in particular astrocyte glial cells and present in astrocyte cell cultures. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "astrocyte" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with astrocyte

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In particular, astrocyte glial cells are emerging as attractive targets to identify new stroke treatments. (15 words)

These are direct effects that are also present in astrocyte cell cultures not containing neurons. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

In particular, astrocyte glial cells are emerging as attractive targets to identify new stroke treatments. (15 words)

These are direct effects that are also present in astrocyte cell cultures not containing neurons. (15 words)

Example sentences (2)

In particular, astrocyte glial cells are emerging as attractive targets to identify new stroke treatments.

These are direct effects that are also present in astrocyte cell cultures not containing neurons.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "astrocyte" in a sentence?
An example: "In particular, astrocyte glial cells are emerging as attractive targets to identify new stroke treatments." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "astrocyte" from authentic English texts.
What does "astrocyte" mean?
Astrocyte means: A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain.
What are synonyms of "astrocyte"?
Common synonyms of "astrocyte" include: neurogliacyte, neuroglial cell, glial cell.
How many example sentences with "astrocyte" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "astrocyte", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.