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glia
1. A type of nerve cell that functions for insulation, infection-fighting, and "housekeeping".
2. The delicate network of branched cells and fibers that supports the tissue of the central nervous system.
3. 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.
2. The delicate network of branched cells and fibers that supports the tissue of the central nervous system.
3. 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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glio-, gli-, glia-, -glia +
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neuroglia, glia
1. A class of cells in the brain and spinal cord that form a supporting structure for the neurons and provide them with insulation.
2. The delicate network of branched cells and fibers that supports the tissue of the central nervous system.
3. The supporting or non-neuronal tissue cells of the central and peripheral nervous system.
2. The delicate network of branched cells and fibers that supports the tissue of the central nervous system.
3. The supporting or non-neuronal tissue cells of the central and peripheral nervous system.
They perform the less specialized functions of the nerve network.
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glio-, gli-, glia-, -glia +
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neuro-, neuron-, neurono-, neur-, neuri-, -neuroma, -neurotic, -neurosis, -neuron, -neural, -neuria
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(Greek: glue; in medicine, the network of supporting tissue and fibers that nourishes nerve cells within the brain and spinal cord)