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glia, neuroglia
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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astroglia, macroglia
tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells
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microglia
neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic
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oligodendria, oligodendroglia
tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers
