Neuroglia Definition

no͝o-rŏglē-ə, nyo͝o-, no͝orə-glēə, -glī-, nyo͝or-
noun
The connective tissue, consisting of a special type of branched cells, that binds together and supports the nerve tissue of the central nervous system.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Neuroglia

  • neuro– Medieval Greek glia glue zoogloea

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • neuro- +"Ž glia

    From Wiktionary

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