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noun
glial cell
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: glia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: interstitial tissue
Narrower terms: astroglia, macroglia, microglia, oligodendroglia, oligodendria
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh1- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh1wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English glia English neuroglia From neuro- + glia.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
