astroglial

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the astrocytes, the star-shaped glial cells of the brain and spinal cord

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English astroglia ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron) →
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Meanings

adjectiveastroglial (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineOf or pertaining to the astrocytes, the star-shaped glial cells of the brain and spinal cord
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    Specifically, growing evidence indicates that there are several astroglial lineages, that there are regional differences in the patterns of gliogenesis within the CNS, that astrocytes from different brain regions have distinct properties (see Chapter 4), and that glial progenitors remain in the adult mammalian CNS.

    2012, Gerard Meurant, Astrocytes: Pharmacology and Function, page 1

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
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishastroglial

From astroglia + -al.

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

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Chicago

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