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microglia
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mi·cro·gli·a  (mkr-gl, -gl-)
n.
(used with a pl. verb) Any of the small neuroglial cells of the central nervous system having long processes and amoeboid and phagocytic activity at sites of neural damage or inflammation.
microglia [ˌmaɪkrəʊˈglɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) one of the two types of non-nervous tissue (glia) found in the central nervous system, having macrophage activity Compare macroglia
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Noun1.microglia - neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocyticmicroglia - neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic
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
microgliacyte - a cell of the microglia that may become phagocytic and collect waste products of nerve tissue
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