mīˈkräglēə noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from micr- + -glia
: a sustentacular and presumably phagocytic tissue element scattered through the central nervous system and made up of small cells that resemble lymphocytes and are now usually considered to be of mesodermal origin and to arise from cells of the blood vessels — compare neuroglia
• mi·crog·li·al (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷əl adjective