astroglia

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noun

The group of star-shaped glial cells in the brain and spinal cord

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astrocytemacroglia
OriginEnglish glia ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron) ← Proto-Hellenic *astḗr →
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Meanings

noun
  1. The group of star-shaped glial cells in the brain and spinal cord

    Synonyms: astrocyte

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe group of star-shaped glial cells in the brain and spinal cord

Similar
astrocyte

More synonyms by meaning

nountissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells

Similar
macroglia
Broader
neurogliaglia
Also see
macroglia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
  3. Proto-Hellenic*astḗr
  4. Ancient Greekἀστήρ (astḗr)
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)
  6. Englishastro-
  7. Englishglia
  8. Englishastroglia

From astro- + glia.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Ogliastra
Cite this entry
APA

astroglia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astroglia

MLA

“astroglia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astroglia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astroglia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astroglia.

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