neuroglia

American  

[noo-rog-lee-uh, nyoo-] / nʊˈrɒg li ə, nyʊ- /

noun

Anatomy, Cell Biology.

1. a class of cells in the brain and spinal cord that form a supporting structure for the neurons and provide them with insulation.

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neuroglia British  

/ njʊˈrɒɡlɪə /

noun

1. another name for glia

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Other Word Forms

• neuroglial adjective
• neurogliar adjective

Etymology

Origin of neuroglia

1870–75; neuro- + Late Greek glía glue

Example Sentences

Unlike neurons, which earned their starring roles in neuroscience as soon as researchers demonstrated what they did, neuroglia didn’t get much respect until more than a century after their discovery.

From Scientific American

The solid teratomata, with all varieties of connective tissue, as fibrous tissue, fat tissue, cartilage, bone, neuroglia, in addition to nerves, muscle, and vessels.

From Project Gutenberg

Ailments of this kind, which involve inability of the will to control, or rather to initiate, movements of the body, receive their best explanation on the neuron or neuroglia theory.

From Project Gutenberg

True, the neurones are held in place, and perhaps insulated, by a kind of soft cement called neuroglia.

From Project Gutenberg

If these theories be true, what, it may be asked, is the agency that causes the dendrites to contract or the neuroglia cells to expand?

From Project Gutenberg