English > glia: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonym | neuroglia |
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| Part of | central nervous system, CNS, systema nervosum centrale | The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord |
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| Parts | neurogliacyte, neuroglial cell, glial cell | A cell of the neuroglia |
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| Narrower | astroglia, macroglia | tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells |
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| microglia | neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic |
| oligodendroglia, oligodendria | tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers |
| Broader | interstitial tissue | tissue between the cells of a structure or part in plant or animal |
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| Substance of | glioma | A tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia |
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| Spanish | glia, glía, neuroglia, neuroglía |
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| Catalan | cèl·lula glial, glia, neuroglia, neuròglia |
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| Adjectives | glial | of or relating to neuroglia |
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