glia

[ glahy-uh, glee-uh ]

nounAnatomy.

neuroglia.

Origin of glia

First recorded in 1885–90, glia is from the Late Greek word glía glue

Other words from glia

glial, adjective

Words Nearby glia

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use glia in a sentence

Like most researchers who study glia, Ackerman focuses on glia inside the brain.
Glial cells may take on big jobs in unexpected parts of the body | Laura Sanders | June 2, 2022 | Science News
It’s too early to know how important glia outside the brain will turn out to be.
Glial cells may take on big jobs in unexpected parts of the body | Laura Sanders | June 2, 2022 | Science News
That, said Fields, "was a moment that focused our attention on glia."
World Science Festival: Can We Really Live to 1,000? | Casey Schwartz | June 5, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
It presupposes an active interposition of the glia cells between the axon of one neuron and the dendrons of another.
Psychotherapy | James J. Walsh

British Dictionary definitions for glia

glia

/ (ˈɡliːə) /

noun

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

Derived forms of glia

glial, adjective

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for glia

glia

[ glē′ə, glī′ə ]

The delicate network of branched cells and fibers that supports the tissue of the central nervous system.

Other words from glia

glial adjective

Browse