glia

noun

glia

noun

UK /ˈɡliːə/ · US /ˈɡliə/

Etymology From Ancient Greek γλία (glía), γλοία (gloía, “glue”), γλοιός (gloiós, “a glutinous substance, gum”)

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Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences The network of glial cells that supports nervous system tissue.

Synonyms: neuroglia
Derived terms: astroglia, glial, glial cell, glialike, glio-, gliocyte, glioma, gliosis, macroglia, microglia, myoglia, neuroglia, oligodendroglia
Hyponyms: oligodendrocyte, astrocyte, ependymal cell, microglia, Schwann cell, satellite cell

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