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Defenition of the word glia

    • Defenition of the word glia

      • A non-neuronal cell that maintains homeostasis, forms myelin, and provides support and protection for the brain's neurons.
      • sustentactular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system
      • 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

    Synonyms for the word glia

      • neuroglia

    Meronymys for the word glia

      • central nervous system
      • CNS
      • glial cell
      • neurogliacyte
      • neuroglial cell
      • systema nervosum centrale

    Hyponyms for the word glia

      • astroglia
      • macroglia
      • microglia
      • oligodendria
      • oligodendroglia

    Hypernyms for the word glia

      • interstitial tissue

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