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gli⋅a

  [glahy-uh, glee-uh]
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–noun Anatomy.
neuroglia.
Origin:
1885–90; < LGk glía glue

Related forms:
glial, adjective
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neu⋅rog⋅li⋅a

  [noo-rog-lee-uh, nyoo-]
–noun Anatomy, Cell Biology.
a class of cells in the brain and spinal cord that form a supporting structure for the neurons and provide them with insulation.
Also called glia.

Origin:
1870–75; neuro- + LGk glía glue

Related forms:
neu⋅rog⋅li⋅al, neu⋅rog⋅li⋅ar, adjective
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gli·a   (glē'ə, glī'ə)   
n.  See neuroglia.

[Short for neuroglia.]
gli'al (glē'əl, glī'əl) adj.
neu·rog·li·a   (nŏŏ-rŏg'lē-ə, nyŏŏ-, nŏŏr'ə-glē'ə, -glī'-, nyŏŏr'-)   
n.  The supportive tissue of the nervous system, including the network of branched cells in the central nervous system (astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocytes) and the supporting cells of the peripheral nervous system (neurilemma and satellite cells). Also called glia.

[neuro- + Medieval Greek glia, glue; see zooglea.]
neu·rog'li·al adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: glia
Pronunciation: 'glE-&, 'glI-&
Function: noun
: NEUROGLIA

Main Entry: neu·ro·glia
Pronunciation: n(y)u-'rO-glE-&, -'räg-lE-&; "n(y)ur-&-'glE-&, -'glI-
Function: noun
: supportingtissue that is intermingled with the essential elements of nervous tissue especially in the brain, spinal cord, and ganglia, is of ectodermal origin, and is composed of a network of fine fibrils and offlattened stellate cells with numerous radiating fibrillar processes —see MICROGLIA —neu·ro·gli·al /-&l/ adjective
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glia gli·a (glē'ə, glī'ə)
n.
See neuroglia.

neuroglia neu·rog·li·a (n&oobreve;-rŏg'lē-ə, ny&oobreve;-, n&oobreve;r'ə-glē'ə, -glī'-, ny&oobreve;r'-)
n.
The delicate network of branched cells and fibers that supports the tissue of the central nervous system. Also called glia, reticulum.

neu·rog'li·al adj.

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glia   (glē'ə, glī'ə)  Pronunciation Key 
The delicate network of branched cells and fibers that supports the tissue of the central nervous system.

glial adjective
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