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neuroglia glia glial cell glia cells glial

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 WordNet 3.0

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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Glia, also called glial cells or neuroglia, are non-neuronal cells in the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system that do not produce electrical impulses. Wikipedia

Type of cells in nervous system Wikidata

A non-neuronal cell that maintains homeostasis, forms myelin, and provides support and protection for the brain's neurons. OmegaWiki

The network of glial cells that supports nervous system tissue. Wiktionary

IS A

HAS PART

PART OF

central nervous system

HAS KIND

ANATOMICAL LOCATION

central nervous system

DERIVATION

glial

neuroglial

HAS EFFECT

myelin

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

neuroglia, glia

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glia

Wikidata

neuroglia

Wiktionary

glia

OmegaWiki

glia, glial cell, neuroglia

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glia cells, glial, glial cells, Gliocyte, gliocytes, macroglia, Neuraglia, neuroglia, neuroglial, neuroglial cells, Spider cell

Wikidata Alias

glia cells, glial cell, glial cells, neuroglia, neuroglial cell