n(y)u̇ˈrōglēə, -ˈräg-; ˌn(y)u̇rəˈglīə, -lēə noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from neur- + Middle Greek glia glue — more at clay
: sustentacular tissue that fills the interstices and supports the essential elements of nervous tissue especially in the brain, spinal cord, and ganglia, is of ectodermal origin, and is composed of a network of fine fibrils and of flattened stellate cells with numerous radiating fibrillar processes — compare microglia
• neu·ro·gli·al -əl or neu·ro·gli·ar -ə(r) adjective