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 • Syn: glia • Derivationally related forms: glial (for: glia), neuroglial • 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
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