Neuroglia

Definition: Neuroglia

Neuroglia

Noun

1. Sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system.

Etymology: Neuroglia \Neu*rog"li*a\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression ligament glue.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Health	The non-neuronal cells of the nervous system. They are divided into macroglia (astrocytes, oligodendroglia, and schwann cells) and microglia. They not only provide physical support, but also respond to injury, regulate the ionic and chemical composition of the extracellular milieu, participate in the blood-brain and blood-retina barriers, form the myelin insulation of nervous pathways, guide neuronal migration during development, and exchange metabolites with neurons. Neuroglia have high-affinity transmitter uptake systems, voltage-dependent and transmitter-gated ion channels, and can release transmitters, but their role in signaling (as in many other functions) is unclear. (references)
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Synonym: Neuroglia

Synonym: glia (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Neuroglia

English words defined with "neuroglia": astrocytic ♦ Cerebro-spinal sclerosis ♦ glial, glial cell, glioma ♦ neurogliacyte, neuroglial, neuroglial cell ♦ spongioblast. (references)

Specialty definitions using "neuroglia": astroglia 2.macroglia ♦ Glia Maturation Factor. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Functional biochemistry of the neuroglia (reference) Homeothermia of the brain : cerebral blood flow, metabolic rate, and brain temperature in the cold : the possible role of neuroglia (reference) Neuroglia (reference) Neuroglia in the Aging Brain (reference) (more book examples)
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Derivations
	Words beginning with "neuroglia": neuroglial, neuroglias. (additional references)
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Words rhyming with "neuroglia" (pronounced 'Neu*rog"li*a'): Abdominalia, Acholia, Alalia, Antlia, Aurelia, Bacchanalia, Cerealia, Coelia, Dahlia, Generalia, Grindelia, Hydrocorallia, Implacentalia, Larvalia, Linguatulida, lobelia, Lupercalia, magnolia, Mammalia, Marginalia, melancholia, Nebalia, Paraphernalia, Penetralia, Physalia, Prosocoelia, Pseudocoelia, Quinquennalia, replica, Rosalia, Saturnalia, stapelia, Tetractinellida, Thulia. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: aureoling.
	Words within the letters "a-e-g-i-l-n-o-r-u"
	-1 letter: geraniol, regional.
	-2 letters: aileron, aleuron, alienor, aligner, engrail, eulogia, granule, languor, linguae, lounger, louring, nargile, realign, reginal, unagile.
	-3 letters: aerugo, aliner, angler, earing, eloign, eolian, eringo, gainer, galore, gaoler, genial, giaour, glaire, gloria, gluier, goalie, guinea, ignore, lagune, langue, langur, lanugo, larine, legion, ligure, linage, linear, linger, lingua, loaner, logier, longer, lounge, lunger, lunier, luring, nailer, neroli, neural, nilgau, oaring, onager, onagri, orange, origan, ourang, reagin, regain, regina, region, regnal, reguli, reloan, renail, rugola, ruling, uglier, unreal, urinal.
	-4 letters: agile, agone, algin, algor, alien, align, aline, aloin, alone, along, angel, anger, angle, anile, anole, argil, argle, argol, argon, argue, ariel, auger, aurei, elain, eloin, enrol, erugo, garni, genoa, genro, genua, giron, glair, glare, glean, gluer, gluon, gnarl, goner, gonia, goral, grail, grain, groan, groin, gruel, guano, guile, guiro, gular, ingle, inure, irone, lager, large, largo, learn, liane, liang, ligan, liger, liner, linga, lingo, logan, logia, loner, longe, loran, louie, luger, lunar, lunge, lungi, nerol, noria, ogler, oiler, olein, orang, organ, oriel, ourie, range, regal, regna, reign, renal, renig, reoil, rogue, rouen, rouge, rugae, rugal, ruing, ulnae, ulnar, unrig, uraei, ureal, urial, urine.
	-5 letters: aeon, aero, ager, agin, agio, agon, ague, airn, aloe, anil, aril, earl, earn, egal, elan, enol, ergo, euro, gaen, gain, gale, gane, gaol, gaun, gaur, gear, genu, gien, girl, girn, giro, glen, glia, glue, gnar, goal, goer, gone, gore, gran, grin, grue, guan, guar, iglu, ilea, inro, iron, lain, lair, lane, lang, lari, lean, lear, leno, liar, lien, lier, lieu, line, ling, lino, lion, lira, lire, loan, loge, loin, lone, long, lore, lorn, lour, luge, luna, lune, lung, lure, nail, naoi, near, noel, noil, noir, nori, nurl, ogle, ogre, olea, oral, orle, rage, ragi, rail, rain, rale, rang, rani, real, rein, rial, riel, rile, ring, roan, roil, role, roue, ruga, ruin, rule, rune, rung, ulan, ulna, unai, urea, urge.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-g-i-l-n-o-r-u"
	+1 letter: neuroglial, neuroglias, regulation, urogenital.
	+2 letters: belabouring, outlearning, overhauling, overvaluing, pelargonium, regulations, subregional, unignorable.
	+3 letters: beglamouring, deregulation, edulcorating, neurological, pelargoniums, repopulating, reregulation, unforgivable, unglamorized, urbanologies, urinogenital.
	+4 letters: antireligious, clearinghouse, degranulation, deregulations, encouragingly, glucuronidase, grandiloquent, gubernatorial, multiregional, neurosurgical, nonregulation, numerological, outgeneraling, overslaughing, reformulating, reinoculating, reregulations, somersaulting, superregional, troublemaking, unreasoningly.
	+5 letters: antiregulatory, bildungsromane, clearinghouses, countervailing, degranulations, glucuronidases, grandiloquence, hemoglobinuria, neurogenically, neurologically, neuroradiology, nonregulations, osmoregulation, overpopulating, overregulating, overregulation, preformulating, reconfigurable, regularization, repopularizing, superovulating, troublemakings, unrecognizable, unrecognizably.
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