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neuronophagia

noun neu·ro·no·pha·gia
\n(y)-ˌrō-nə-ˈfā-j(ē-)ə, ˌn(y)r-ˌän-ə-\
plural neu·ro·no·pha·gias also neu·ro·no·pha·gies

Medical Definition of NEURONOPHAGIA

:  destruction of neurons by phagocytic cells

Variants of NEURONOPHAGIA

neu·ro·no·pha·gia also neu·ro·noph·a·gy \ˌn(y)r-ə-ˈnäf-ə-jē\

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