nurture · protect · insulate · nourish · backbone · framework · auxiliary · helper · matrix · tissue · brain · spinal · nervous · satellite · buffer · maintain · cushion · repair
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Related — glia (Non-neuronal brain cells); astrocytes (Star-shaped brain support cells); myelin (Nerve fiber insulation); microglia · scaffold · nurture · protect · insulate · nourish · backbone · framework · auxiliary · helper
cellular function hierarchysupport cells ≠ neurons Signal-transmitting brain cells; muscle fibers · photoreceptors
structural vs. active rolesupport cells ≠ nerve cells Signal-transmitting body units; neurons · germ cells · parenchyma · stem cells
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/support_cells