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neuroglia
(encz) | neuroglia,neuroglie n: Zdeněk Brož |
Neuroglia
(gcide) | Neuroglia \Neu*rog"li*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron ligament +
gli`a glue.] (Anat.)
The delicate connective tissue framework which supports the
nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal
cord; called also K["o]lliker's reticulum. 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. --Stedman.
[1913 Webster +PJC] |
neuroglia
(wn) | neuroglia
n 1: 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 [syn:
neuroglia, glia] |
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