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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of the cells making up the neuroglia, especially the astrocytes, oligodendroglia, and microglia.
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- noun anatomy A type of cell, in the
nervous system , that provides support for theneurons .
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- noun a cell of the neuroglia
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