gliotransmission

noun

transmission between neurons facilitated by substances (gliotransmitters) released from glial cells

Scrabble 19

Meanings

noungliotransmission (countable and uncountable, plural gliotransmissions)

plural gliotransmissions

  1. countableuncountabletransmission between neurons facilitated by substances (gliotransmitters) released from glial cells

Origin

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APA

gliotransmission. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gliotransmission

MLA

“gliotransmission.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gliotransmission. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gliotransmission,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gliotransmission.

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