macroglia

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macroglia [ˌmækrəʊˈglɪə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) one of the two types of non-nervous tissue (glia) found in the central nervous system: includes astrocytes Compare microglia

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macroglia - tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells

astroglia

glia, neuroglia - sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system

astrocyte - comparatively large neuroglial cell

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