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Definition of: neuroglia
(n
·rog′lē·ə, nyoo-) noun Anat.
The supporting tissue of the central nervous system, composed of finely branched ectodermic cells within thin interlacing processes. [<NL <Gk. neuro- nerve + glia glue]
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