glia

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noun

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
• Syn:
neuroglia
• Derivationally related forms:
glial, neuroglial (for: neuroglia)
• Hypernyms:
interstitial tissue
• Hyponyms:
astroglia, macroglia, microglia, oligodendroglia, oligodendria
• Substance Holonyms:
glioma
• Part Holonyms:
central nervous system, CNS, systema nervosum centrale
• Part Meronyms:
neurogliacyte, neuroglial cell, glial cell