neuronophagia
/njʊəˌrɒnəˈfeɪdʒ(ɪ)ə/Medicine
noun
The phagocytosis of (damaged) neurons.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Index Medicus. From neuron + -o- + -phagia, after French neuronophage cell that phagocytoses neurons.
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