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glia

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡliːə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(glī′ə, glē′ə)

gli•a (glī′ə, glē′ə),USA pronunciation n. [Anat.]

Anatomyneuroglia.

Late Greek glía glue
1885–90

gli′al, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

glia /ˈɡliːə/ n

the delicate web of connective tissue that surrounds and supports nerve cellsAlso called: neuroglia

ˈglial adj

'glia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

ganglion - glioma - neuroglia - East Anglia - gliadin

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