tanycyte
Meanings
noun
- A type of ependymal cell, located in the floor of the third ventricle, that has processes extending deep into the hypothalamus.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek τανύω (tanúō, “stretch”) + -cyte. By surface analysis, tany- + cyte.
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