neuroglia
/ˌnjʊəˈrɒɡlɪə
/noun
Another term for glia.Other structures, such as connective tissue fibers and neuroglia, may be impregnated....
- Microglia are the smallest of the neuroglia, and, unlike the ectodermally derived macroglia (astrocytes and oligodendroglia), they are formed from the mesoderm.
- Small foci of immature neuroglia were present adjacent to mature neural tissue.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from neuro- 'of nerves' + Greek glia 'glue'.
- one-suiter
- one swallow does not make a summer
- one-tail
- one-tailed
- one-teacher school
- one thing after another
- one thing and another
- one thing leads to another
- one-time
- one time
- one-time cipher
- one-time pad
- one-time system
- one-to-one
- one-touch
- one-track
- one-track mind
- One Tree Hill
- one-trick pony
- one-trip
- one-two
- one-two-three
- one-two-three-four
- one up
- one-upman