neuroglia
pronunciation
How to pronounce neuroglia in British English:
UK [njʊə'rɒglɪə]
How to pronounce neuroglia in American English:
US [njʊ'rɒglɪr]
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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
Word Origin
- neuroglia (n.)
- 1867, medical Latin, coined 1853 by German pathologist Ludwig Karl Virchow (1821-1902) from neuro- + Late Greek glia "glue," from PIE *glei- "to stick together" (see clay).
Example
- 1. Understanding the basic function of neuron and neuroglia cell .