spongiocyte

spongiocyte

 [spun´je-o-sīt″]

1. a neuroglia cell.

2. one of the cells with spongy vacuolated protoplasm in the adrenal cortex.

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spon·gi·o·cyte

(spŭn'jē-ō-sīt'),

1. A neuroglial cell.
See also: fasciculata cell.

2. A cell in the zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex containing numerous droplets of lipid material that, after staining with hematoxylin and eosin, show pronounced vacuolization.
See also: fasciculata cell.

[spongio- + G. kytos, cell]

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spongiocyte

(spŭn′jē-ə-sīt′)

n.

Any of the cells of the neuroglia.

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spon·gi·o·cyte

(spŏn'jē-ō-sīt)

1. A neuroglial cell.

2. A cell in the zona fasciculata of the cortex of the suprarenal gland containing many droplets of lipid material that, after staining with hematoxylin and eosin, show pronounced vacuolization.

[spongio- + G. kytos, cell]

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