astroglia

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr

Proto-Hellenic *astḗr

Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr)

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der.

English astro-

English glia

English astroglia

From astro- + glia.

Noun

astroglia

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

Synonyms

• astrocyte (for an individual cell)

Derived terms

• astroglial
• astrogliosis

See also

• astroglia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia