Modifies a noun

• ganglion: The patient is placed in the sitting position to facilitate the spread of anesthesia inferiorly to the stellate ganglion.

• cell: Kupffer's Cells - " stellate cells " in the lining of blood channels in the liver.

• block: Stellate ganglion block - injection of local anesthetic around a group of nerves ( found in the neck area ).

• colony: The yellow brown stellate colonies are an incredibly beautiful sight and are far better seen freshly collected than cleaned in the manner of diatoms.

• suicide: Namely, stellate cell suicide and an increase in collagenase activity.