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gliosis

[glahy-oh-sis]

noun

an increase in the size and number of astrocytes of the brain.

Origin of gliosis

First recorded in 1890–1900; gli(a) + -osis

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gliosis in Medicine

gliosis

[glē-ō′sĭs, glī-]

n.

Excessive proliferation of the neuroglia.

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