glymphatic system

American  

[glim-fat-ik] / glɪmˈfæt ɪk /

noun

1. Anatomy.  the system or process by which cerebrospinal fluid moves through channels formed by glia, cleansing the mammalian brain of harmful waste.

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Other Word Forms

• glymphatic adjective

Etymology

Origin of glymphatic system

First recorded in 2008–13; glia + lymphatic system

Example Sentences

The glymphatic system consists of fluid-filled channels that help flush waste materials from the brain.

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"The recently discovered glymphatic system is like the brain's plumbing and garbage disposal system," said Dhanush Amin, M.D., the study's lead author and a researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Cleveland Clinic Nevada.

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Dr. Amin emphasized that understanding how repeated head impacts affect the glymphatic system is essential for identifying neurodegenerative risk early in athletes who participate in contact sports.

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In healthy individuals, a network called the glymphatic system circulates cerebrospinal fluid through spaces around arteries into brain tissue.

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"Even when Aβ is reduced by lecanemab, impairment of the glymphatic system may not recover within the short-term," Oura said.

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