somatic cell, vegetative cell - any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes; "somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells";

glia, neuroglia - sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system

astrocyte - comparatively large neuroglial cell

microgliacyte - a cell of the microglia that may become phagocytic and collect waste products of nerve tissue

oligodendrocyte - a cell of the oligodendroglia