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Golgi cell

Golgi cell

1 8.0
A brain cell with short branches and a long or branching short fibre found in the cortex and cerebellum
  • noun
  • /ˈɡoʊldʒi sɛl/
  • Specialized
: célula de Golgi
  • The cerebellum contains many Golgi cells that help regulate motor coordination.

Examples

  • Researchers used a microscope to study the unique structure of Golgi cells in the brain.

  • Damage to Golgi cells can disrupt normal signaling within the central nervous system.

  • A Golgi cell plays a crucial role in neural communication.

  • Researchers studied the structure of Golgi cells in detail.

  • Damage to Golgi cells can disrupt normal signaling within the central nervous system.

  • Researchers used a microscope to study the unique structure of Golgi cells in the brain.

  • The cerebellum contains many Golgi cells that help regulate motor coordination.

Synonyms

Golgi's cell
vsGolgi cell
  • Specialized
9.9

A nerve cell in the brain's outer layer with short branches and one long or short fiber

means the same but uses a non possessive written form

Surface Forms

Golgi cell singular
Golgi cells plural

Morphology

Golgi + cell

The noun 'cell' is transparent, so a learner who knows both words can infer this is a type of cell, but 'Golgi' is an eponym/proper name with no lexical meaning for a B1 learner and does not convey the specific neural properties. Therefore the general category (a cell named after Golgi) is predictable but the precise biomedical sense (a particular neuron type and its features) is not, making the compound only partially transparent.

Etymology

Golgi cell is named after the doctor Camillo Golgi, who first saw these tiny nerve cells under a microscope. So the name helps you remember it means a particular kind of 'nerve cell' found in the brain.