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neuroglia
| neurogliacyte
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| neurography
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neuroglia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun neuroglia has 1 sense
- neuroglia(n = noun.body) glia - 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; Array is a kind of interstitial tissue
has parts: glial cell, neurogliacyte, neuroglial cell
has particulars: astroglia, macroglia, microglia, oligodendria, oligodendroglia
is a part of central nervous system, cns, systema nervosum centrale
Derived form adjective neuroglial1
CIDE DICTIONARY
neuroglia, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron ligament + gli`a glue.].
The delicate connective tissue framework which supports the nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord; called also K. It is composed of cells which are not neurons. Once thought to serve merely a supporting funciton, they are now believed to have important metablolic functions. Among them are the astrocytes , ependymal cells , oligodendroglia cells , and microglia cells . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
neuroglia, n. the connective tissue supporting the central nervous system.
Etymology
NEURO- + Gk glia glue
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