astrogliosisn.
/əˌstrɒɡlɪˈəʊsɪs/, U.S. /əˌstrɑɡliˈoʊsəs/ Medicine.
Expansion of the astroglia; proliferation of astrocytes; an instance of this.
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1932 W. Penfield Cytol. & Cellular Pathol. Nerv. Syst. II. ix. 452 The term gliosis is generally taken to mean astrogliosis inasmuch as oligodendroglia was recognized as a cell group long after gliosis was a well-known sequel to a wide variety of pathological conditions.
1964 Exper. Neurol. 10 348 There was an intense astrogliosis and proliferation of microglia cells within the areas of nerve cell destruction.
2003 R. Mulligan et al. Clin. Managem. Early Alzheimer's Dis. 121 The immunization of transgenic mice..prevented the development of Aβ formation, neuritic dystrophy, and astrogliosis.
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