GLIA


Meaning of GLIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈglē-ə, ˈglī-ə ]

noun

( plural glia )

Etymology: New Latin, from Middle Greek, glue — more at clay

Date: 1891

: supporting tissue intermingled with the essential elements of nervous tissue especially in the brain, spinal cord, and ganglia

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.