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spongio-
spongio- (ˈspɒndʒɪəʊ) combining form, on Greek analogies, of Gr. σπογγιά, L. spongia, sponge n.1, as in ˈspongioblast Biol., one of the embryonic cells of the brain and spinal cord from which the neuroglia is formed; spongio-ˈfibrous a., provided with sponge-like fibres; spongiˈologist, -logy, = spo... Oxford English Dictionary
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spongiopiline
spongiopiline (ˌspʌndʒɪəʊˈpaɪlaɪn, -ɪn) Also spongio-pilene, -pyline, spongeo-piline. [f. spongio- + Gr. πῖλ-ος felt + -ine.] (See quot. 1858.)1851 Catal. Gt. Exhib. I. 263 Impermeable Spongio-pilene. 1858 Simmonds Dict. Trade, Spongiopiline, a substitute for the ordinary poultice, made of small pie... Oxford English Dictionary
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spongiocyte
spongiocyte, n. Histol. (now rare). (ˈspɒndʒɪəʊsaɪt) [f. spongio- + -cyte.] a. Any cell of the neuroglia.1894 P. A. Fish in Jrnl. Compar. Neurol. IV. 175 As a convenient correlative spongiocyte may used for the glia or neuroglia cell. b. Any cell of a type found in the zona fasciculata of the adrena... Oxford English Dictionary
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spongiosis
spongiosis Path. (spʌndʒɪˈəʊsɪs) [f. spongio- + -osis.] † a. (See quot. 1907.) Obs. b. Accumulation of fluid between the cells of the epidermis.1907 A. Whitfield Skin Dis. & their Treatm. xi. 172 Some of the epithelial cells become swollen from the imbibition of the plasma, and the condition thus pr... Oxford English Dictionary
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spongioblastoma
spongioblastoma Path. (ˌspʌndʒɪəʊblæˈstəʊmə) [ad. G. spongioblastom: see spongioblast s.v. spongio- and -oma.] A malignant tumour, usu. of the brain or optic nerve, believed to be derived from spongioblasts.1918 Neurol. Bull. I. 276/2 He [sc. Kaufmann] suggests the name columnar cell glioma and prov... Oxford English Dictionary
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