microglial cell The small, non-neural, interstitial cells of mesodermal origin that form part of the supporting structure of the central nervous system. They are of various forms and may have slender branched processes. They are migratory and act as phagocytes to waste products of nerve tissue. SNOMEDCT:63483002 NCIt:C12616 MSH:D017628 Tomasz Adamusiak A central nervous system macrophage found in the parenchyma of the central nervous system. Marker include CD11b-positive, F4/80-positive, and CD68-positive. A small, migratory, phagocytic, interstitial cell of hematopoietic origin found in the central nervous system. Microglial cells are of various forms and may have slender branched processes. James Malone A central nervous system macrophage found in the parenchyma of the central nervous system. MERGED DEFINITION:nTARGET DEFINITION: The small, non-neural, interstitial cells of mesodermal origin that form part of the supporting structure of the central nervous system. They are of various forms and may have slender branched processes. They are migratory and act as phagocytes to waste products of nerve tissue. n--------------------nSOURCE DEFINITION: One of the small interstitial phagocytic cells of the microglia. NIFSTD:sao789292116 central nervous system macrophage cell type