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glial, a.|ˈglaɪəl| [f. glia + -al.] Of or pertaining to glia.
1888B. Bramwell Intracranial Tumours ix. 224 The tumour is found to be composed of small round or oval cells, and of extremely delicate fibres (glial threads). 1908[see prec.]. 1910Allbutt & Rolleston Syst. Med. (ed. 2) VII. 856 The normal glial structure of the spinal cord. 1954S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 12) xxiii. 321 These sheaths are separated by glial tissue and a neurilemma is absent. 1966New Statesman 9 Sept. 349/1 The so-called glial cells, for example, which greatly outnumber the nerve cells, turn out to be more than the mere padding they were thought to be. |