neuroglia
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of neuroglia
1870–75; neuro- + Late Greek glía glue
Example Sentences
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In 1856, when the German anatomist Rudolf Virchow examined these “globules” in more detail, he figured they must be some sort of neural adhesive, which he named neuroglia – “nerve glue” in Greek.
From Scientific American • Jun. 24, 2013
Even worse, as other biologists investigated neuroglia over the next few decades, they started jumping to a variety of conclusions – not all of them accurate.
From Scientific American • Jun. 24, 2013
Other cells in the nervous tissue, the neuroglia, include the astrocytes, microglia, oligodendrocytes, and Schwann cells.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The second class of neural cells comprises the neuroglia or glial cells, which have been characterized as having a simple support role.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
It is evident that some of the physical mechanisms that are employed for the lower grade mental processes at least can be explained on the neuroglia theory.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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