glia 1
noundomain: body part
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
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
Hypernym
tissue between the cells of a structure or part in plant or animal
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
glial 1
adjective
of or relating to neuroglia
Substance_meronym
glioma 1
noun
a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia
Part_meronym
neurogliacyte 1
noun
a cell of the neuroglia
the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
EnglishDerivationally related form
glial 1
adjective
of or relating to neuroglia
Hyponym
astroglia 1
noun
tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells
microglia 1
noun
neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic
tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers
Substance_holonym
glioma 1
noun
a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia
Part_holonym
neurogliacyte 1
noun
a cell of the neuroglia
the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
