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neuroglia

DEFINITIONS OF: neuroglia

1

n 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:
glia
Types:
astroglia, macroglia
tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells
microglia
neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic
oligodendria, oligodendroglia
tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers
Type of:
interstitial tissue
tissue between the cells of a structure or part in plant or animal
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