Definition of microglia Microglia

mi•crog•li•a

We found 3 definitions of microglia from 3 different sources.

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What does microglia mean?

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Noun

Plural: microglias

microglia - 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
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  • microglia (Noun)
    The glial cell s of the immune system ; they can function as phagocytes.

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