neuroglia

[ noo-rog-lee-uh, nyoo- ]

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.

neuroglia

/ njʊˈrɒɡlɪə /

noun

1. another name for glia

Other Words From

• neu·rogli·al neu·rogli·ar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuroglia¹

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

A part of the mass of gray matter also consists of the neuroglia which surrounds the nerve cells and fibers, and a network of blood vessels.

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